Grace Church Cathedral

Grace Church Cathedral
Grace Church Cathedral
32°46′54″N 79°56′12″W / 32.78167°N 79.93676°W / 32.78167; -79.93676Coordinates: 32°46′54″N 79°56′12″W / 32.78167°N 79.93676°W / 32.78167; -79.93676
Location 98 Wentworth St.
Charleston, South Carolina
Country United States
Denomination Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website www.gracechurchcharleston.org
History
Founded 1846
Architecture
Architect(s) Edward Brickell White
Style Gothic Revival
Completed 1848
Specifications
Number of spires One
Materials Stucco over brick
Bells 10
Administration
Diocese South Carolina
Clergy
Bishop(s) Rt. Rev. Gladstone B. Adams III
Dean

Very Rev. J. Michael A. Wright

Grace Episcopal Church
Part of Charleston Historic District (#70000923[1])
Added to NRHP January 30, 1970

Grace Church Cathedral, located in Charleston, South Carolina, is the diocesan cathedral of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina. It is also a contributing property in the Charleston Historic District.[2] The parish was founded as the city's fifth Episcopal Church congregation in 1846.[3] The Gothic Revival church was designed by E.B. White and completed in 1848. The church remained open during the American Civil War until it was hit by a shell in January 1864. It reopened the following year. The church was also severely damaged in an earthquake in August 1886, in a hurricane in 1911, and in Hurricane Hugo in 1989. It was selected to be the cathedral at the annual diocesan convention in November 2015. Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury, presented the newly designated cathedral with a Canterbury Cross at a special service in April 2016. Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was also present.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Mrs. S. Henry Edmunds. "Charleston Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Grace Church's History". Grace Church Cathedral. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Celebrating our new cathedral". The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
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