Mary Immaculate Cathedral (Nelson, British Columbia)
| Mary Immaculate Cathedral | |
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| 49°29.344′N 117°17.474′W / 49.489067°N 117.291233°W | |
| Location | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Country |  Canada |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson |
Mary Immaculate Cathedral also Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the name of a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that is located in the town of Nelson in the north of the province of British Columbia in western Canada.[1]
The church is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson (Latin: Dioecesis Nelsonensis) which was created in 1843 as an apostolic vicariate and was elevated to a diocese in 1936 by the bull "Universorum christifidelium" of Pope Pius XI.
The current building dates back to 1889[2] when it began as a parish, being built as a cathedral between 1936,[3] year in which it obtained the current status. With its six two storey columns across the front and other features it is an example of Roman Classic architecture.[4]
Its current administrator is the bishop Gregory John Matthew Bittman.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cathedral of Mary Immaculate". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Nelson - Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Parish (1889) – Nelson - Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Parish (1889) – Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson". www.nelsondiocese.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Portes de la Miséricorde". www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Cathedral of Mary Immaculate - Nelson, BC - This Old Church on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
