St. John's Cathedral (聖約翰座堂) is a cathedral, in Central, Hong Kong. A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Roman Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

Built in 1847, St. John's is a cathedral of the Anglican Communion. It is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. During World War II the Japanese occupiers turned the cathedral into a Shinto shrine, but it reverted to its original role as a cathedral after the war. Today it is the seat of the Archbishop and Primate of The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (香港聖公會) (Hong Kong's Anglican (Episcopal) Church). 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Anglican Communion uses the compass rose as its symbol, signifying its worldwide reach and decentralized nature. ... Categories: Saints | Ancient Roman Christianity | Christianity-related stubs ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... A torii at Itsukushima Shrine Shinto (Kanji: 神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Primate (from the Latin Primus, first) is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. ... Sheng Kung Hui is the episcopal church (Anglican Church) in Hong Kong and Macao. ...

The cathedral is a declared monument of Hong Kong; today it houses three beautiful stained glass windows, as well as a collection of British military colours, standards and guidons. As of March 26, 2004, there are 79 declared monuments in Hong Kong. ... The practice of carrying standards, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Egypt some 5,000 years ago. ...

The cathedral's weekly services are conducted mainly in English and Cantonese. Distinguished organists of the cathedral include Peter Yue, David Cooper, Paul Griffiths and C F Sangster. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is on all of the Yue dialects. ...

The cathedral is famous for being sited on the only piece of land in Hong Kong whose ownership is freehold, all other non government occupied land in Hong Kong usually being on a primary leasehold of 999, 99 or 75 years from the government. Freehold is a term used in real estate or real property law, land held in fee simple, as opposed to leasehold, which is land which is leased. ... Leasehold is a form of property tenure where one party buys the right to occupy land or a building for a given length of time. ...

See also

• Places of worship in Hong Kong

Location-Garden Road (Hong Kong Island) Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples, shrines and monasteries. ...

Transport-The address of the cathedral is Garden Road Hong Kong. Visitors can get to Garden Road by Taking bus no. 12A from the Central Bus Terminal to Garden Road or take the MTR to the Central Station. Exit from Exit K then walk through HSBC, across Queen’s Road and up steps to Battery Path. Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... HSBC Holdings PLC (匯豐控股有限公司) (NYSE: HBC, LSE: HSBA, HKEx: 005, Euronext: HSBC) is one of the largest banking groups in the world. ...

Opening Period-7:00am to 6:00pm Daily

Entrance Fee-free

What they offer to people-you could book for a time to have Funerals, Wedding Ceremonies, Getting a baby Christened and here is a timetable of when other services will happen.

Regular Service Times in English unless noted otherwise Sundays 8:00am Said Eucharist A said service with no hymns 9:00am Sung Eucharist A sung service with the Cathedral Choir with Raymond Fu conducting with Sunday School and creche 10:30am Holy Eucharist or Morning Prayer (in Mandarin) 11:30am Morning Prayer The Eucharist or Communion or The Lords Supper, is the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of Jesus instruction, recorded in the New Testament, to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. ...

A sung service.

Choral Mattins is on the 1st Sunday of every month with the Cathedral Choir 12:30pm Holy Communion (1928) A said service in traditional English with no hymns or sermon 2:00pm Sung Eucharist (in Pilipino) 6:30pm Evening Worship A sung service with hymns Choral Evensong on the 2nd Sunday of every month, sung by the Evensong Choir. Taize style night prayer on the 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month. Weekdays Monday-Tuesday 7:15am Said Eucharist (8:00am on Public Holidays) The Eucharist is either the Christian sacrament of consecrated bread and wine or the ritual surrounding it. ...

Wednesday 9:30am Said Eucharist (not on Public Holidays) 6:15pm Said Eucharist

Thursday 8:30am Said Eucharist (in Cantonese) - (not on Public Holidays) 1:15pm Said Eucharist

Friday 8:00am Said Eucharist

Saturday 8:00am Said Eucharist 5:30pm Cantonese Service [Evening Prayer or Holy Eucharist]- (not on Public Holidays)

External links

• http://www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk/