Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Pella
LocationPella
Country South Africa
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1][2] is a religious building belonging to the Roman 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 1895,[5] 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.
  5. ↑ Bishop Simon, John Marie (1959). Bishop for the Hottentots. USA: Benzinger Brothers Inc, No. 2754. p. 85.

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