st paul's cathedral melbourne was completed and consecrated without the spires in 1932.
when was st paul's cathedral melbourne completed and consecrated without the spires?
1932
goe was ordained deacon and priest in 1858 by archbishop thomas musgrave of york. later that year goe was appointed curate at kingston upon hull. he was rector of sunderland from 1873 to 1877 and st george's, bloomsbury, london, from 1877 to 1887. goe had shown ability as a parish worker, preacher and organiser and in 1886 he was appointed the bishop of melbourne in succession to james moorhouse. though strongly evangelical he was not bigoted and had signed the memorial protesting against the persecution of the ritualists. he was installed at the cathedral church of st james, melbourne, on 14 april 1887. goe was aware of many problems in his church which needed attention but resolved that until the cathedral could be finished and paid for these must stand aside. st paul's cathedral, melbourne was completed, except for its spires, and consecrated on 22 january 1891. by that time the land boom had burst and for the next ten years melbourne suffered from a severe depression. the financial question caused so many difficulties that it was almost impossible to do more than mark time. the forming of new dioceses had several times been discussed and, on 3 october 1901, an act was passed in the church assembly which gave to the state of victoria three additional dioceses; bendigo, wangaratta and gippsland.
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the cathedral choir sang ""ecce vicit leo"" as the pope entered the cathedral. after this the pope prayed for christian unity and lit a metre-long candle. a memorial chapel (pictured right) commemorates this historic occasion: only the third time in four centuries when a reigning pope had made an official visit to an anglican cathedral.





























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on 28 november 2007, a carol service called "carols from st paul’s cathedral melbourne" featuring the choir was recorded by the australian broadcasting corporation and broadcast australia-wide on christmas eve.





























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section::::services.:sunday.
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