Cathedral of the Holy Saviour, Adigrat
| Adigrat Cathedral በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በመድኃኒታችን ካቴድራል | |
|---|---|
 Adigrat Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Adigrat, Ethiopia |
| Geographic coordinates | 14°16′45″N 39°27′57″E / 14.2793°N 39.4658°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | church |
| Groundbreaking | 19 April 1969 |
The Cathedral of the Holy Saviour[1] (Amharic: በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በመድኃኒታችን ካቴድራል), also called Adigrat Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in Adigrat, Ethiopia. It is the main place of worship of the Ethiopian Catholic Church.[2][3] The cathedral is the mother church of the Eparchy of Adigrat (Eparchia Adigratensis). It belonged to the archeparchy of Addis Ababa (Archieparchia Neanthopolitana), which was elevated to its current status in 1961 by Pope John XXIII through the bull "Quod Venerabiles".
The cathedral was built on a site called Welwalo, which was reserved after World War II for the construction of a church, it was the first parish and, after the establishment of the Eparchy and with some additions, became the cathedral being dedicated to the Holy Savior on 19 April 1969, was realized on the basis of an Italian project including the great mural Giudizio Universale (1970) of the Ethiopian artist Afewerk Tekle.
See also
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- Ethiopian Catholic Church
- Catholic Church in Ethiopia
- St. Joseph Cathedral, Gambela
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Sodo
References
[edit]- ^ Holy Saviour Cathedral in Adigrat
- ^ Carillet, Jean-Bernard; Butler, Stuart; Starnes, Dean (2009-01-01). Ethiopia & Eritrea. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781741048148.
- ^ Ph.D, Toyin Falola; Jean-Jacques, Daniel (2015-12-14). Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598846669.