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Regina Mundi (Latin for "Queen of the World"), [1] designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa.It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg.
Guinness World Records lists it as the largest church in the world, having surpassed the previous record holder, Saint Peter's Basilica, upon completion. It has an area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) [2] and is 158 metres (518 ft) tall. [3]
Yet, at least outside the Islamic majority parts of Northern Africa, the presence of the Catholic Church has grown in the modern era, in Africa as a whole, one of the reasons being the French colonization of several countries in Africa. [1] Catholic Church membership rose from 2 million in 1900 to 140 million in 2000. [2] In 2005, the Catholic ...
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Spanish: Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción de Mongomo or Basilica de Mongomo) is a Roman Catholic basilica, built in the province of Mongomo in the African country of Equatorial Guinea. The temple is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a "cathedral" for its large size, however it is not based on ...
The Maula Cathedral [1] [2] which is also known as the Our Lady of Africa Cathedral, or simply Cathedral of Lilongwe, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Lilongwe, [3] [4] the capital and largest city of the African country of Malawi. [5]
The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 2.8 million baptised Catholics in Ivory Coast, 17.2% of the population (according to the 2014 Census), [ 2 ] in 15 dioceses .
The Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches comprise the world's largest Christian Church and the largest religious grouping globally. In 2005, there were an estimated 19 million baptised Catholics in Nigeria. [5] In 2010, the Catholic population accounted for approximately 12.6% of the population, [6] 70% of which can be found in Southeast Nigeria.
Catholic Largest church in the State of Maine, still serves mass in French. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral: 3,170 [88] 86,000 [89] 1882–1912 Sofia Bulgaria: Eastern Orthodox St. Charles Borromeo (Visalia) 3,159 [90] 3,148 seated [91] 2011–2023 [92] Visalia, California United States: Catholic Largest Catholic parish church in North America.