Cathedral of the Holy Nativity, Pietermaritzburg

Cathedral of the Holy Nativity
	29°36′17″S30°22′34″E / 29.60472°S 30.37611°E
Location	Pietermaritzburg, kwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Denomination	Anglican
History
Consecrated	22 November 1981
Architecture
Architect(s)	Kammeӱer, Rozendal and Carter-Brown
Style	Modern
Specifications
Materials	Red brick and concrete
Administration
Province	Southern Africa
Diocese	Diocese of Natal
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Rt Revd Nkosinathi Ndwandwe
Dean	The Very Reverend Ndabezinhle Sibisi

Last updated July 04, 2025

The Cathedral of the Holy Nativity is the home of the Anglican Diocese of Natal in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in the kwaZulu-Natal Province. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Natal. The cathedral is located in Langalibalele Street.

The building of the cathedral followed the uniting of two city parishes while Philip Russell was bishop, that is between 1974 and 1981. After being translated to Cape Town as archbishop, Russell returned to dedicate the cathedral on 22 November 1981.

The building is modern in design and is not universally loved.^[1]

References

↑ Hans Fransen (14 January 2010). "Architecture: The new amidst the old". Pietermaritzburg Local History. The Witness. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

Hallowes, Kenneth B. (1971). "A new Cathedral-Centre for Pietermaritzburg" (PDF). Natalia (1). Natal Society Foundation: 31–34.
Strutt, Daphne H.; Moberly, M. (1976). "Notes and Queries - The New Cathedral Centre" (PDF). Natalia (6). Natal Society Foundation: 41–43.

External links

Heinrich Kammeӱer, Architect at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 October 2013)

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[PMBLocalHistory-1] Hans Fransen (14 January 2010). "Architecture: The new amidst the old". Pietermaritzburg Local History. The Witness. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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