St James’ Church, Sydney

Anglican parish church in inner city Sydney, Australia
Church church_building Q648182
St James’ Church, Sydney
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St James’ Church, Sydney

Summary

St James’ Church, Sydney is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • St James’ Church, Sydney was a member of Anglican Church of Australia[3].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's religion is recorded as Anglican Church of Australia[4].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney is located in City of Sydney[5].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney is in the country of Australia[6].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's instance of is recorded as church building[7].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's architect is recorded as Francis Greenway[8].
  • St. James the Elder is named after St James’ Church, Sydney[9].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's architectural style is recorded as Georgian architecture[10].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's Commons category is recorded as St James' Church, Sydney[11].
  • 1819 marks the founding of St James’ Church, Sydney[12].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.8694, 'lon': 151.211}[13].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's diocese is recorded as Diocese of Sydney[14].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's dedicated to is recorded as St. James the Elder[15].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's official website is recorded as http://sjks.org.au[16].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage Act — State Heritage Register[17].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's heritage designation is recorded as Local Environmental Plan[18].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's heritage designation is recorded as Local Environmental Plan[19].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's heritage designation is recorded as National Trust of Australia register[20].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's heritage designation is recorded as listed on the Register of the National Estate[21].
  • St James’ Church, Sydney's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '173 King Street, Sydney, NSW 2000'}[22].

Body

Geography

St James’ Church, Sydney is in the country of Australia[6]. It is located in City of Sydney[5].

Designation and Status

St James’ Church, Sydney's instance of is recorded as church building[7]. Heritage statuses include Heritage Act — State Heritage Register[17], Local Environmental Plan[18], National Trust of Australia register[20], and listed on the Register of the National Estate[21]. Its religion is recorded as Anglican Church of Australia[4].

History and Context

1819 marks the founding of St James’ Church, Sydney[12]. St. James the Elder is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

St James’ Church, Sydney ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . New South Wales State Heritage Register. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . environment.nsw.gov.au. environment.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . environment.nsw.gov.au. environment.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . environment.nsw.gov.au. environment.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . environment.gov.au. environment.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . environment.nsw.gov.au. environment.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Brookschofield · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architectural style Georgian architecture
    Instance of church building
    Country Australia
    Dedicated to St. James the Elder
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://sjks.org.au, Add Australian English to official website ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/4e2cc155aab|details]])"
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