Catholic Belltower Explained

Catholic Belltower
Location:Catholic Mission, Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates:6.9684°N 158.2115°W
Built:1909
Builder:Capuchin Fathers
Added:November 25, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80004399

The Catholic Belltower (also known as the Cathedral of Ponape Belltower[1] and Ponape Belltower) is a historic tower at the Catholic Mission in Kolonia, on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. The belltower and adjoining masonry apse are all that remain of a church built in 1909 by German and Spanish Capuchin missionaries, when Ponape and the other Caroline Islands were administered as part of German New Guinea. The rest of the church was destroyed during the fighting of World War II. The tower is, rising to a height of, and the shell of the apse is about in height. The tower has a foundation of basalt rock and lime mortar, and is constructed out of concrete bricks.[2]

The tower and apse were listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Rehabilitation of the German Bell Tower: Final Project Report. 2000-01-01. Pohnpei State Division of Historic Preservation & Cultural Affairs. en.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80004399}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form]. United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. 9 December 2012.