St. Mathews Cathedral

4.2(46 Google reviews)

Sources and dates

Listing source: Google Places; record fetched 27 September 2026.
Listing fields compared on 27 September 2026. This compares the stored name, address, phone, website, status and hours.
5 Google rating/review records held, 5 with written text; newest published 7 December 2025.
Review records fetched 28 May 2026.
Stored review analysis updated 29 May 2026.
Ranking computed 3 October 2026.

Source fetches, review publication and ranking calculations are separate dates. A recent fetch or score does not make an older review recent or confirm every business detail.

Is this business still open?

What our review analysis found

Seat of the Diocesan Bishop of Benin, hosting synods and with dedicated workers.

old landmark
spacious
adequate parking
dedicated workers
atmosphere of god's presence
needs renovation

Stored review sentiment: Positive.

Analysis updated 29 May 2026. This summarises Google review text, not a recent visit or confirmation of services. The excerpts below may differ from the reviews used for that analysis.

Built by the team behind NGPT, Nigeria's open language model

Why this is ranked #46 in Churches in Benin City

These are the six stored score components for this business. The current list also checks category and location evidence; nearby entries are labelled separately. Paid placement is not a score component.

Score by dimension ▾

Composite score 58.8 of 100

Google rating80
Review volume56
Review recency44
Profile completeness33
Review sentiment59
Verification0

Scores 0 to 100 per dimension. See how we rank.

Compare with…

About

St. Mathews Cathedral is one of the churches in Benin City, located at 18 Sakponba Rd, Oka, Benin City 300102, Edo, Nigeria. Its recorded Google rating is 4.2 stars from 46 reviews.

On Google, St. Mathews Cathedral is listed under Church, Place of worship.

Google ratings and review excerpts

iyeks A.10 months ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the oldest churches in Benin
View on Google →
Louis O11 months ago
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very old landmark. Spacious. Adequate parking for service. For huge events you will need to park outside if you are late.
View on Google →
Peter I.1 year ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
St. Matthew’s Cathedral is a Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Benin, situated near the city centre at No. 18 Lower Sokponba Road, Benin City. The cathedral features two main entrance gates and a church hall with a seating capacity of 1,500 (church pews), along with double…
Read full review on Google →
Olusola F.2 years ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
Here is the seat of "Diocesan" Bishop of Benin. The Third Session of the 20th Synod of the Diocese recently concluded was held here. Nice Environment, with Dedicated workers (Guild of Stewards, Choristers, Organizers, etc) on standby. Atmosphere of God's presence. A great…
Read full review on Google →
Dominic D.5 years ago
3.0 out of 5 stars
Old Church structure that should be renovated ASAP Worship was interesting there though.
View on Google →

Google reviews excerpted from Google Maps. Full text and additional reviews remain on Google, where each author published them. © respective authors; Ranked displays short excerpts under fair-use principles to inform readers about ranked businesses.