Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Port of Spain)

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Port of Spain
Location in Trinidad and Tobago
10°39′00″N 61°30′24″W / 10.6499°N 61.5068°W / 10.6499; -61.5068Coordinates: 10°39′00″N 61°30′24″W / 10.6499°N 61.5068°W / 10.6499; -61.5068
Location 31 Independence Square
Port of Spain
Country  Trinidad and Tobago
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Architecture
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1816
Completed 1851
Administration
Archdiocese Port of Spain
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Joseph Everard Harris
Rector Rev. Kenneth Assing (Administrator)

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral[1] in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[2] It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. Construction started in 1816 and it was completed in 1851.[3] The same year the cathedral was given the honorary status of a Minor Basilica.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Panoramio
  2. ↑ CFCTT
  3. ↑ Caribbean Beat
  4. ↑ "Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-07-25.


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