Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour is an Anglican church situated in Cinnamon Gardens in Colombo. It was consecrated on 7 November 1973.
Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour C athedral of Christ the Living Saviour (Sinhala: ජීවමාන විමුක්තිදායක ක්රිස්තු මුල් දෙව්මැදුර) is an Anglican church situated in Cinnamon Gardens in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the primary Anglican Cathedral, affiliated to the Church of Ceylon. History At the early part of the 20th century, establishing of a new and spacious Cathedral was suggested to replace the old and inadequate structure in Mutwal which was consecrated in September 1854. However, this was delayed due to various reasons until Bishop Cecil Douglas Horsley set a tablet on the present site on 7 November 1945. After years, the foundation stone for the new cathedral was laid on 28 October 1968 during the Episcopate of Bishop Harold De Soysa, the first Sri Lankan Bishop of Colombo. The cathedral was consecrated on 7 November 1973 with Bishop Cyril Abeynaike presided (Jayasinghe, 2015). You may want to read this post : Cathedral of Christ the King Kurunegala The Church Building The cathedral was designed by Wynne Jones and P. H. …
