Christ Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands)

Christ Church Cathedral
The cathedral and whalebone arch in 2016
Christ Church Cathedral
51°41′32″S 57°51′31″W / 51.69222°S 57.85861°W / -51.69222; -57.85861
LocationStanley
CountryFalkland Islands
DenominationAnglican
History
ConsecratedFebruary 21, 1892 (1892-02-21)
Administration
ParishFalkland Islands
Clergy
ArchbishopJustin Welby
Bishop(s)Jonathan Clark

Christ Church Cathedral, in Stanley, Falkland Islands, is the southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world. It is the parish church of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the British Antarctic Territories. The Parish of the Falkland Islands is part of the Anglican Communion. The rector of the cathedral is under the ordinary jurisdiction of the Bishop of the Falkland Islands; since 1978, this office has been held ex officio by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is both ordinary and metropolitan for the small autonomous diocese. In practice, authority is exercised through a bishop-commissary appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and known as the Bishop for the Falkland Islands.