Holy Ghost Cathedral, Mombasa

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Holy Ghost Cathedral
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Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mombasa, Kenya
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Mombasa Cathedral
Location in Mombasa, Kenya
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Mombasa Cathedral
Mombasa Cathedral (Kenya)
4°03′49″S39°40′18″E / 4.063553°S 39.671585°E / -4.063553; 39.671585 Coordinates: 4°03′49″S39°40′18″E / 4.063553°S 39.671585°E / -4.063553; 39.671585
Location Mombasa
CountryKenya
Denomination Roman Catholic
Architecture
Completed1923
Administration
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Mombasa
Clergy
Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde
Priest in charge Rev Fr John Correa

The Holy Ghost Cathedral [1] [2] or just Mombasa Cathedral, is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Mombasa, [3] Kenya, [4] and the seat of the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mombasa.

The first "Catholic mission" of Mombasa was founded in 1889 by Father Alexander le Roy, a Missionary of the Holy Spirit. The residence and the chapel of the first missionaries was in Ndia Kuu (the ancient city of Mombasa), but in 1895 the living conditions had become unbearable, and it was necessary to build a larger building. In January 1898 he bought five acres in what is known as 'Makadara' area, where today is the cathedral.

On Easter Sunday 1898 the church was completed, but in the early twentieth century, the building was already insufficient to accommodate the number of the faithful increasingly growing. Thus in 1919 plans were made to build a new church in Mombasa and in 1923 the church was completed.

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References

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