The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Immaculée-Conception (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral and the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR).[1] It is a large and elegant church built with red brick and is a common type in French tropical colonies.
It is located in central Bangui, 2 km away from the Barthélemy Boganda Stadium and Bangui City Hall.[2]
It was the location for the Coronation Mass of Jean-Bédel Bokassa (Bokassa I) in 1977 and the opening of the first holy door of the Catholic Church's Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy on 29 November 2015.[3]
References
- ^ "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception". GCatholic Organization. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ Africa Today. Africa Today Associates. 1978. p. 33. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ Vatican Radio, Pope opens Holy Door at Mass in Bangui cathedral, published on 29 November 2015, accessed on 15 August 2024
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