The Child Jesus Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Lusaka, is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in the city of
Lusaka
Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...
the capital of the African country of
Zambia. It is located near the Pope Square and
Lusaka Airport.
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lusaka (''Archidioecesis Lusakensis'') which was created in 1959 by the Bull ''"Cum fides christiana"'' of
Pope John XXIII.
The cathedral was officially dedicated at a ceremony in 2006.
Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass at the site when it was just a clear field in 1989, and blessed the first stone of the building.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Zambia
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Child Jesus
References
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Zambia
Buildings and structures in Lusaka
Roman Catholic churches completed in 2006
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