| St. Andrew Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Location | Silver Spring, Maryland United States |
| Affiliation | Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Year consecrated | 1988 |
| Leadership | Archbishop: His Eminence Archbishop Antony Pastor: Very Reverend Father Volodymyr Steliac |
| Website | www.standrewuoc.org |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | M. Nimtsev |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Architectural style | Kozak Baroque |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | Five |
St. Andrew Cathedral is a Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. It is the seat of the Archbishop of New York-Washington.[1]
St. Andrew’s Parish was founded with 65 families in the Washington, DC area in 1949.[2] The community initially met in rented buildings until a building was bought and renovated on 16th Street. The property in Silver Spring was bought in 1986 and a church building was built in the Kozak Baroque style. That same year the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl occurred and the church was dedicated in memory of the victims. The church building was finished the following year and it was consecrated on April 24, 1988. It features a mosaic of its patron St. Andrew on the front exterior wall.