Sacred Heart Cathedral, Pretoria Explained

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Pushpin Map:South Africa Pretoria#South Africa Gauteng
Coordinates:-25.7514°N 28.1858°W
Location:Pretoria
Country: South Africa
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church

The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart[1] [2] or just Pretoria Catholic Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the Bosman street[3] of the town of Pretoria,[4] in Gauteng province in South Africa.

The cathedral was built in 1877[5] in the Gothic architectural style, follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria (Archidioecesis Praetoriensis) which was created in 1951 by the bull Suprema Nobis of Pope Pius XII. It has the dignity of cathedral since 1948.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/africa/3589.htm Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pretoria
  2. Book: Brain, J. B.. The Catholic Church in the Transvaal. 1991-01-01. Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. 9789991124049. en.
  3. Book: Pretoria, Church of the Province of South Africa Diocese of. The Catholic Directory of Southern Africa. Conference. Catholic Church Southern African Catholic Bishops'. 1988-01-01. Salesian Press. en.
  4. Book: Kearney, Paddy. Guardian of the Light: Denis Hurley: Renewing the Church, Opposing Apartheid. 2010-06-01. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 9781441188557. en.
  5. Web site: Historical Churches of Pretoria Pretoria. showme.co.za. 2016-04-29.