St. John’s Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist is an Anglican cathedral church, located in Belize City, Belize. It is the oldest Anglican Church in Central America.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: 19th century Anglican cathedral in Belize City, Belize
Also known as: “St. John’s Anglican Cathedral”
Address: Regent Street, Belize City

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baron Bliss Light and Holy Redeemer Cathedral.

Baron Bliss Light

Lighthouse

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Baron Bliss Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Belize City. Established in 1885 on the former site of a Spanish fortress which was extremely damaged after the Battle of St. Baron Bliss Light is situated 2,400 feet northeast of St. John’s Cathedral.

Holy Redeemer Cathedral

Church

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Holy Redeemer Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Belize City, Belize. It is canonically the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan. Holy Redeemer Cathedral is situated 2,800 feet north of St. John’s Cathedral.

Museum of Belize

Museum

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The Museum of Belize is an art and history museum in Belize City, Belize. Museum of Belize is situated 3,700 feet northeast of St. John’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belize City and Principality of Islandia.

Belize City

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Belize City is the largest city in Belize. It is on a small peninsula protruding into the Caribbean Sea. It was the capital city until flooding and other damage from a hurricane in 1961 prompted the government to relocate to Belmopan, closer to the geographic centre of the country.

Principality of Islandia

Locality

The Principality of Islandia is an incipient micronation that claims Coffee Caye in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize as its territory. Coffee Caye is a currently uninhabited island of 1.2 acres separated by a short boat trip from Belize City. Principality of Islandia is situated 6 miles north of St. John’s Cathedral.

St. John’s Cathedral

Categories: Anglican or Episcopal cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Belize District, Belize, Central America, North America
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Latitude

17.48874° or 17° 29′ 20″ north

Longitude

-88.1878° or 88° 11′ 16″ west

Inception

1812

Open location code

769HFRQ6+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130793100

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q4163413

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“St. John’s Cathedral” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Catedral de Saint John”
Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوحنا”
French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belize City”
French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belize City”
Italian: “cattedrale di San Giovanni”
Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giovanni”
Norwegian Bokmål: “St. John’s Cathedral”
Norwegian: “St. John’s Cathedral”
Polish: “Katedra św. Jana w Belize City”
Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan”

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