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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.
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.
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 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. Saviour’s Cathedral in Oudtshoorn; Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Polokwane; Cathedral of St. Augustine in Port Elizabeth; Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pretoria; Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown; Cathedral of St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori in Boshoek; Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and St. Joseph in Mooketse
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]
[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]
The cathedral is located on Church Square and has the tallest spire in South Africa 176 feet (54 m). [2] The cathedral is dedicated to St Michael and St George and celebrates its patronal festival on the Sunday closest to Michaelmas (29 September).