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Christ Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands)
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Stanley, Falkland Islands
Stanley is the capital and only true cityin the Falkland Islands. It is located on the isle of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2006 census, the city had a population of 2,115...
, Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
, is the southernmost Anglican cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
in the world, consecrated in 1892. It is known for its whalebone arch, made from the jaws of two blue whale
Blue Whale
The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales . At in length and or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed....
s, which was raised in 1933.
An image of the church is featured on the reverse side of all Falkland Islands pound
Falkland Islands pound
The pound is the currency of the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. The symbol is the pound sign, £, or alternatively FK£, to distinguish it from other pound-denominated currencies...
banknotes.
The Parish of the Falkland Islands
Parish of the Falkland Islands
thumb|right|250 px|Christ Church Cathedral, [[Port Stanley]], [[Falkland Islands]]The Parish of the Falkland Islands - formerly a diocese of the Church of England Diocese of the Falkland Islands - is an extra-provincial church in the Anglican Communion headed by the Bishop of the Falkland Islands...
is part of the Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
. The Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the Cathedral reports directly to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
through the Bishop of the Falkland Islands
Bishop of the Falkland Islands
The Bishop of the Falkland Islands is a bishopric in the Church of England; it was originally the ordinary of the Diocese of the Falkland Islands.-History:...
.
The Cathedral is built on the site of Holy Trinity Church, which was destroyed by a peat slip in 1886.
See also
- Bishop of the Falkland IslandsBishop of the Falkland IslandsThe Bishop of the Falkland Islands is a bishopric in the Church of England; it was originally the ordinary of the Diocese of the Falkland Islands.-History:...
- Parish of the Falkland IslandsParish of the Falkland Islandsthumb|right|250 px|Christ Church Cathedral, [[Port Stanley]], [[Falkland Islands]]The Parish of the Falkland Islands - formerly a diocese of the Church of England Diocese of the Falkland Islands - is an extra-provincial church in the Anglican Communion headed by the Bishop of the Falkland Islands...
- List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom