Sacred Heart Cathedral, Mandalay

Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location Mandalay
Country Myanmar
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Sacred Heart Cathedral[1] is the name given to a cathedral belonging to the Catholic Church[2] and is located on 81st Street between 25th and 26th streets in the town of Mandalay,[3] the second largest city in Burma.[4][5] The cathedral was built in 1890 by Mons. Pierre-Ferdinand Simon (1855-1893), at the time Apostolic vicar of Northern Burma from the Paris Foreign Missions Society.[6]

It serves as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mandalay (Archidioecesis Mandalayensis), follows the Roman or Latin rite and is decorated with blue and white colors. It was dedicated as its name indicates the Sacred Heart of Jesus a traditional Catholic devotion honoring the Heart of Jesus of Nazareth, as a symbol of divine love.

The cathedral offers Burmese masses all week and Friday and Saturday some services in English. On the outside of the cathedral is located a small chapel with the image of Jesus.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sacred Heart Cathedral (Mandalay)
  2. ↑ Planet, Lonely. "Sacred Heart Cathedral - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  3. ↑ Law-Yone, Wendy (2014-07-01). A Daughter's Memoir of Burma. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231537803.
  4. ↑ "Sacred Heart at 82 St (between 25 and 26 Sts), Mandalay, Mandalay 02 (Filtered by: 02) Myanmar". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  5. ↑ Cummings, Joe. Myanmar (Burma). Lonely Planet.
  6. ↑ Biography of Mons. Simon

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