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Coordinates: 17°59′40″N 76°57′08″W / 17.99444°N 76.95222°W / 17.99444; -76.95222
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Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega
Cathedral of Saint Jago de la Vega
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17°59′40″N 76°57′08″W / 17.99444°N 76.95222°W / 17.99444; -76.95222
LocationRed Church St, Spanish Town
CountryJamaica
DenominationAnglican
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History
StatusCathedral
DedicationJohn the Evangelist
ConsecratedNovember 28, 1843
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)John Loughborough Pearson
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1901
Completed2009
Specifications
Length79.2 metres (260 ft)
Width37.0 metres (121.4 ft)
Number of spires2
Spire height49.7 metres (163 ft)
MaterialsBrisbane Tuff, sandstone
Bells12
Tenor bell weight16 long cwt 1 qr 17 lb (1,837 lb or 833 kg)
Administration
ProvinceProvince of the West Indies
DioceseDiocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
Clergy
ArchbishopHoward Gregory
DeanHoward Gregory

Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and the metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of the West Indies. The cathedral is situated in Spanish Town, Jamaica.