Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pella

Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Location Pella
Country  South Africa
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1][2] is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Pella[3] in the region of Namakwa in the Northern Cape (Noord-Kaap) in South Africa,[4] near the border with neighboring Namibia.

Stresses since it is the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Keimoes-Upington (Dioecesis Keimoesanus-Upingtonensis) which was created in 1951 by the bull Suprema Nobis of Pope Pius XII.

Work on its construction was completed in 1872, and follows the Roman or Latin rite.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Pella, Northern Cape (Noord-Kaap), South Africa". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Philip (2004-01-01). South Africa's Top Sites: Spiritual. New Africa Books. ISBN 9780864865649.
  3. ↑ Annals of the South African Museum. The Museum. 2003-01-01.
  4. ↑ Pretoria, Church of the Province of South Africa Diocese of; Conference, Catholic Church Southern African Catholic Bishops' (1988-01-01). The Catholic Directory of Southern Africa. Salesian Press.

Coordinates: 29°01′53″S 19°09′14″E / 29.0315°S 19.1540°E / -29.0315; 19.1540

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