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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]
Oriental Orthodox cathedrals in Africa (2 C, 1 P) Protestant cathedrals in Africa (2 C) A. Cathedrals in Angola (1 C, 1 P) B. Cathedrals in Benin (1 C, 1 P)
The largest church in East Asia [citation needed] Grace Cathedral: 3,357 [87] 1910–1964 San Francisco United States: Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.) Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Lewiston, Maine) 3,264 2,200 1906–1936 Lewiston, Maine United States: Catholic Largest church in the State of Maine, still serves mass in French.
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.
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.
[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 Basilica of the Holy Family is a Catholic Church Cathedral and Basilica dedicated to the Holy Family located in Nairobi. The Basilica is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. [1] The original church, which had a sitting capacity of 300–400, built in 1904, was the first stone building in the Nairobi.
The temple is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a "cathedral" for its large size, however it is not based on any bishopric, so it does not enjoy that status. The Basilica of Mongomo is currently the largest religious building in Central Africa and the second largest Catholic church throughout Africa, after the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in ...