Sacred Heart Cathedral (Freetown)

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Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral (right; 2016)

Basic data
Denomination Roman Catholic
place Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Freetown , Sierra Leone
diocese Archdiocese of Freetown
Building history
construction time 1884-1887
Building description
inauguration October 27, 1887
Function and title

Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Freetown

Coordinates 8 ° 29 '21.9 "  N , 13 ° 13' 59.4"  W Coordinates: 8 ° 29 '21.9 "  N , 13 ° 13' 59.4"  W.
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The Sacred Heart Cathedral ( German  Holy Heart Cathedral ), also Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral , in Freetown is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Freetown and the most important church building of the Roman Catholic Church in Sierra Leone . Construction of the church began in 1884 and was completed with the consecration on October 27, 1887.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SIERRA LEONE. Catholic's Bishop Conference in Sierra Leone. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ Farid Raymond Anthony: Sawpit Boy . FR Anthony, 1980.