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[6] The cathedral was formally consecrated by the pope during his second visit to Abidjan in August 1985. It is the second largest cathedral in Africa. [7] Saint Paul's Cathedral served as a refuge for approximately 1,800 Ivorians fleeing violence during the height of the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis which engulfed Abidjan. [8]
Regina Mundi (Latin for "Queen of the World"), [1] designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa.It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg.
The basilica is not to be confused with a cathedral. Our Lady of Peace is located in the Diocese of Yamoussoukro; the Cathedral of Saint Augustine—less than 3 km (2 mi) away [13] —is smaller in size than the basilica but the principal place of worship and seat of the bishop of the diocese. [14]
St. George's Cathedral is both the metropolitical church of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and a congregation in the Diocese of Cape Town. The cathedral was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and the first stones of the foundation were laid in 1901. [2] The cathedral replaced an incomplete church that was originally built at that site.
Until 2009, largest church in East Asia [citation needed] Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo: 2,191 [citation needed] 3,350 4,000 + 1897-1977 Bendigo Australia: Catholic One of Australia's largest churches and the third tallest after St Patrick's Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral. 75 metres (246 ft) long and has a ceiling height of 24 metres (79 ft).
The Maula Cathedral [1] [2] which is also known as the Our Lady of Africa Cathedral, or simply Cathedral of Lilongwe, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Lilongwe, [3] [4] the capital and largest city of the African country of Malawi. [5]
Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral [1] (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Congo), [2] or simply Kinshasa Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located on Liberation Avenue (formerly also called November 24 Avenue) in the city of Kinshasa, [3] the capital and largest city of the African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Holy Cross Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lagos, Nigeria, and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lagos. The Gothic style building was constructed in 1939, when the region was still administered as an apostolic vicariate , and thus was only elevated to the status of cathedral in 1950.