Mayoral Reception - Consecration of St David's Cathedral Anniversary

150th Anniversary of the consecration of St David's Cathedral

The Lord Mayor hosted a reception in her Court Room to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the consecration of St David' Cathedral.

2024 marks 150 years since the consecration of the building we know as St David's Cathedral, the original church on the site dated from 1817 and was known as St David's Church. The church was named in memory of Governor David Collins who established Hobart in 1804.

On 21 August 1842 Queen Victoria decreed Letters Patent creating the Diocese of Tasmania. The first Bishop of Tasmania, Bishop Francis Russell Nixon, was consecrated in Westminster Abbey on 24 August 1842.

The church of St David was considered suitable to become a Cathedral, and in the English tradition this also changed Hobart Town into a City.

This special occasion was marked with a Celebration Service at St David's Cathedral on Saturday 26 August. During the service, Bishop Condie publicly launched their new Diocesan Vision: A Church for Tasmania, making disciples of Jesus.