Bogor Cathedral in 2010
Interior

Bogor Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Indonesian: Gereja Santa Perawan Maria), is a historic church building in the Diocese of Bogor in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.[1]

A church in Buitenzorg (Dutch name for the area) in 1894 served both Protestants and Catholics.[2] The cathedral was built 1905. During the World War II era, it was desecrated in 1945.[3]

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6°35′49″S 106°47′36″E / 6.5970°S 106.7932°E / -6.5970; 106.7932


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