Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pella

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Immaculate Conception Cathedral
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Catholic cathedral in Pella
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pella
Location Pella
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Denomination Roman 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.

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References

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