St John's Cathedral, Parramatta, Anglican cathedral in Parramatta, Australia

St John's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral near Parramatta railway station, built of tan and brown stone blocks. Two square towers with pointed spires flank a central gabled section whose rounded arched doorway has concentric mouldings; two arched windows sit above it beneath a small circular opening near the gable peak. A lower stone section with a sloped roof and small arched windows extends to the left, and a low metal fence runs across the front.

Christian worship in Parramatta began on 28 December 1788, when First Fleet chaplain Richard Johnson held a service under a tree by the river. From September 1796 Samuel Marsden preached in a convict hut at George and Marsden Streets, and the first St John's opened about 350 metres away at the southern end of Church Street on Easter Day 1803. Governor John Hunter reported laying the foundation of a small church on 1 November 1798; the site has been in continuous use since.

The name Parramatta comes from Governor Arthur Phillip's rendering of the word used by the first peoples for the place where the town stands. The site's Christian worship began on 28 December 1788, when First Fleet chaplain Richard Johnson held a service under a tree on the river bank near today's ferry terminal at the end of Smith Street.

The cathedral stands near Parramatta railway station, at the southern end of Church Street where the first St John's opened at Easter 1803. The site is the oldest church site in Australia in continuous use, so expect an active parish rather than a museum; check service times before setting out.

The first St John's Church opened at the southern end of Church Street on Easter Day 1803, about 350 metres from Samuel Marsden's timber chapel at George and Marsden Streets. Marsden had dedicated that makeshift church in 1796, and his first service there drew twelve worshippers.