This Cathedral is known as:'The Parish of Our Lady, Flight in to Egypt'. The German architect, Carl Otto Hager, was the designer. He also did numerous other religious Buildings. The Dutch Reformed Church in Pretoria is known as the 'NG Moederkerk'. The Cathedral was designed in the Neo-Gothic idiom, with the characteristic features such as a high nave and steep roof, side aisles with flat roofs and crenelated parapets, slender in shape, pointed clerestory windows on the inside and an oak screen separating the nave from the entrance porch. Donations for the Building project came from many sources, with large sums given by Bishop Patrick Joseph Carew and his associates from Calcutta, the Vicar Apostolic and people of Mauritius and by friends in State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The construction period lasted ten years and costs amounted to £10 000 (£5000 being the original estimated cost). The Cathedral Church was dedicated by Bishop Griffith on 28th April 1851, the day before the Feast day of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt. (The reasoning behind the Parishes name, 'Our Lady Flight Into Egypt')
(In 2025 the Cathedral is under going major renovations, once more! For contact details check FURTHER READING)
Renovations Update
After consultation with contractors and the Parish Pastoral Council, the Cathedral will remain open until further notice. Current service times are as follows:
Monday–Friday
1:10 pm Lunchtime Mass — Flight into Egypt Oratory Chapel (Chancery).
Please enter via the Catholic Bookshop gate.
Saturday
5:00 pm Mass (Cathedral)
Confessions at 4:30 pm
Sunday
10:00 am Sung Mass (Cathedral) & 5:00 pm Mass (Cathedral)
Thank you for your patience during this period of restoration. Please keep the Cathedral and all involved in your prayers.