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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).
[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 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]
Pages in category "Roman Catholic cathedrals in Africa" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, São Tomé ...
One of the largest Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals Note: this list is incomplete e.g. St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney is 107 metres long (ref. St. Mary's Cathedral website). Portugal's Alcobaça Monastery is 106 metres long.
This category is for cathedral church buildings belonging to a Catholic church body in the continent of Africa. Cathedral church buildings of the Latin rite and Eastern rites of the Catholic Church should appear in their respective subcategories. Only those catholic cathedral churches not in communion with the Holy See should be listed here.
Bole Medhane Alem Cathedral was constructed in 1924 and completed in 1931 under the guidance of Emperor Haile Selassie.The cathedral was designed by an Indian architect named Zenaye Workeneh, blending Ethiopian architecture with European, and becoming the second largest cathedral in Ethiopia after Holy Trinity and the second largest cathedral in Africa.