St. Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral of the Victorian age, of the Church of North India –
a united church which is part of theAnglican Communion – in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the
seat of the Diocese of Calcutta, and the incumbent bishop since June 2008 is the Rt. Revd. Ashoke
Biswas. It was completed in 1847 after Bishop of Calcutta laid the foundation in 1839.[1][2][3][4] It is said
to be the largest cathedral in Kolkata and the first Episcopal Church of Asia.[5] It was also the first
cathedral that was built in the overseas territory of the British Empire.[6]