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Christ Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands)

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and built in 1890–1892 from the local stone and brick. It incorporates a tower with a ring of five bells, 19th- and 20th-century stained glass windows, and a two-manual pipe organ built in Ireland. Bishop
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for the small autonomous diocese. In practice, authority is exercised through a bishop-commissary appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and known as the Bishop
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in 1914. Church parades are also held on each of these days, as well as on the Queen's birthday on 21 April.
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Special services are held throughout the year at the cathedral, including those commemorating
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at the Battle of the River Plate 13th December 1939". In the front of the building is a
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The cathedral is built on the site of Holy Trinity Church, which was destroyed by a
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in the world. It is the parish church of the Falkland Islands,
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in England, and national diploma / NVQ students attend
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Christ Church Cathedral is located in Falkland Islands
51°41′32″S 57°51′31″W / 51.69222°S 57.85861°W / -51.69222; -57.85861
Stanley
Falkland Islands
Denomination
Anglican
Consecrated
Parish
Falkland Islands
Archbishop
Justin Welby
Bishop(s)
Jonathan Clark
Stanley
Falkland Islands
cathedral
South Georgia
British Antarctic Territories
Parish of the Falkland Islands
Anglican Communion
rector
ordinary
Bishop of the Falkland Islands
Archbishop of Canterbury
metropolitan

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destroyed part of Stanley in 1886
Sir Arthur Blomfield

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