Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Georgetown

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Brickdam Cathedral
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Religion
Affiliation Catholic
Rite Roman
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Year consecrated 1921
StatusActive
Location
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Georgetown
Geographic coordinates 6°48′27″N58°09′43″W / 6.807456°N 58.16204°W / 6.807456; -58.16204

Brickdam Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana, and is the leading Catholic church of the country. Built in the 1920s, it is constructed in a Romanesque architectural style designed by Leonard Stokes, and is 200 feet long and 1,000 feet wide. The centre ceiling is 60 feet 6 inches high, and the dome reaches 74 feet 10 inches.

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