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The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix, pronounced [bazilik nɔtʁə dam də la pɛ]) is a Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
Catholicism arrived in Ivory Coast through the arrival of French settlers. 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.
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Côte d'Ivoire: [1] Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus in Abengourou; St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Abidjan; Cathedral of St. John Vianney in Agboville; Cathedral of St. Odilia in Bondoukou; Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus in Bouaké; Cathedral of Christ the King in Daloa
Ivory Coast: Catholic The basilica proper is 7,989 m 2. [38] ... Largest Catholic parish church in North America. Christ Cathedral: 3,030 [93] 1977–1980
The construction was completed over a period of five years by a joint sector company of Sonitra and the Government of Ivory Coast in association with Sonitra, an Israeli firm. [6] The cathedral was formally consecrated by the pope during his second visit to Abidjan in August 1985. It is the second largest cathedral in Africa. [7]
The tallest Catholic, as well as the tallest domed church building, is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (158 m) in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. The tallest church building with two steeples as well as the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne , Germany .
Cathedrals in Ivory Coast (1 C, 1 P) R. Roman Catholic churches in Ivory Coast (1 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 22 April 2019, at 15:03 (UTC). Text ...
Roman Catholic churches in Ivory Coast (1 C, 1 P) E. Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Ivory Coast (4 C) I. Ivorian Roman Catholic bishops (1 C, 2 P)