| St Paul's Pro-Cathedral | |
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Valletta
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| Location | Valletta |
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| Country | Malta |
| Denomination | Anglican (Church of England) |
| Website | www.anglicanmalta.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Pro-cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | William Scamp |
| Style | Neo-classical |
| Groundbreaking | 1839 |
| Completed | 1844 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Administration | |
| Archdeaconry | Italy and Malta |
| Diocese | Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe |
| Clergy | |
| Canon Pastor | The Reverend Canon Simon Godfrey, SSC |
| Chaplain(s) | Fr Jeff Williams |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Hugo Agius Muscat, MD MSc Philip Galea |
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral is an Anglican pro-cathedral situated in Independence Square, Valletta, Malta, commissioned by Queen Adelaide during a visit to Malta in the 19th Century when she found out that there was no place of Anglican worship on the island.
The building was designed by William Scamp and was built between 1839 and 1844. It is a Valletta landmark built in a neo-classical style and has a spire rising over 60 meters. Although the building looks austere from the outside it is balanced out by an elegant interior decorated with Corinthian columns and flags in the aisles.
It is built on the same ground where the Auberge d’Allemagne (the conventual home of the German Knights Hospitaller) once stood. Queen Adelaide laid the foundation stone on 20 March 1839 and her banner still hangs majestically above the choir stalls.