St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton

St Peter's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church in Hamilton, located in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on a small hill, known as Cathedral Hill (Māori: Pukerangiora), in the southern central part of the city off Victoria Street.[1]

St Peter's Cathedral
The Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter
Māori: Te whare karakia matua o Pita Tapu ki Waikato
St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton
37°47′32.54″S 175°17′10.86″E
AddressVictoria Street, Hamilton, Waikato, North Island
CountryNew Zealand
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.stpeter.org.nz
History
StatusCathedral
DedicationPeter the Apostle
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Warren and Blechynden
Architectural typeChurch
Completed1916
Administration
ProvinceAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
DioceseWaikato and Taranaki
Clergy
Bishop(s)Philip Richardson
DeanJulian Perkins
Designated5 September 1985
Reference no.4206

Overview

St Peter's Cathedral serves as the seat for the Bishop and Diocese of Waikato, the surrounding region. The Diocese is one of seven diocese in Aotearoa, forming part of the Anglican Communion around the world. The choir is a mixed-voice choir consisting of 24 singers.[2]

Close by to the north of the cathedral on the other side of the street is Waikato Museum. On the opposite side of the Waikato River over the Victoria Bridge is the Roman Catholic cathedral, the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hamilton.[3]

The senior priest of the cathedral is called a Dean, currently The Very Rev'd Julian Perkins.[4]

History

The first Anglican church was built in Hamilton and was almost completed in 1867, but burnt down in that year.[1] A second church was built in 1871 but was considered unsatisfactory. On land at the base of the current cathedral site, a third church was dedicated in 1884 and consecrated in 1887. The present St Peter's Cathedral, the fourth Anglican church in the succession of buildings, was completed in 1916. It was modelled on a 15th-century church in Norfolk, England. The building was designed in ferro-concrete by Warren and Blechynden of Hamilton and was the third on this site.

The eight bells of the cathedral were cast by the Mears & Stainbank foundry of Whitechapel, London.[5][6] The tenor bell (the bell with the lowest pitch) was purchased in 1931 and installed in 1933. The remaining six bells were added in October 1948 after fund-raising. Ringing is undertaken by members of The Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers.

St Peter's Cathedral was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand) as a Category II historic building on 5 September 1985 with registration number 4206.[7]

21st century

The cathedral hosted a meeting for the Hamilton mayoral election, 2016.[8] A multi-coloured light show at the cathedral was planned for December 2016.[9]

See also

References
  1. History, St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton, New Zealand. Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Choir, St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton, New Zealand. Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Our Cathedral Archived 2011-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand.
  4. "Our team". The Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. "Hamilton: Cath Ch of S Peter the Apostle". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  6. Bells and Bellringers, St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton, New Zealand. Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "St Peter's Cathedral (Anglican)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. Hamilton mayoral candidates talk faith, morality and their favourite superhero
  9. Christmas magic made with multicoloured light show on Hamilton's St Peter's Cathedral


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