Mary Immaculate Cathedral (Nelson, British Columbia)

Mary Immaculate Cathedral Also Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception It is the name that receives 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]

Mary Immaculate Cathedral
49°29.344′N 117°17.474′W
LocationNelson, British Columbia
Country Canada
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Nelson

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 .

See also

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