Mary Immaculate Cathedral (Nelson, British Columbia) Explained

Mary Immaculate Cathedral
Coordinates:49.4891°N -134.474°W
Location:Nelson, British Columbia
Country: Canada
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson

Mary Immaculate Cathedral also Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the name of a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that is located in the town of Nelson in the north of the province of British Columbia in western Canada.[1]

The church is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson (Latin: Dioecesis Nelsonensis) which was created in 1843 as an apostolic vicariate and was elevated to an diocese in 1936 by the bull "Universorum christifidelium" of Pope Pius XI.

The current building dates back to 1889[2] when it began as a parish, being built as a cathedral between 1936,[3] year in which it obtained the current status. With its six two storey columns across the front and other features it is an example of Roman Classic architecture.[4]

Its current administrator is the bishop Gregory John Matthew Bittman .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cathedral of Mary Immaculate. GCatholic. 2019-10-26.
  2. Web site: Nelson - Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Parish (1889) – Nelson - Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Parish (1889) – Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson. www.nelsondiocese.org. 2019-10-26.
  3. Web site: Portes de la Miséricorde. www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va. 2019-10-26.
  4. Web site: Cathedral of Mary Immaculate - Nelson, BC - This Old Church on Waymarking.com. www.waymarking.com. 2019-10-26.