Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Port of Spain)

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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Port of Spain
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Location in Trinidad and Tobago
10°39′00″N61°30′24″W / 10.6499°N 61.5068°W / 10.6499; -61.5068
Location31 Independence Square
Port of Spain
CountryFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Denomination Roman Catholic Churc
Architecture
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1816
Completed1851
Administration
Archdiocese Port of Spain
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Charles Jason Gordon
Vicar(s) Fr Martin Sirju

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. [1] It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. Construction started in 1816 and it was completed in 1851. [2] The same year the cathedral was given the honorary status of a minor basilica. [3]

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