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The Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Light ( pt, Pró-catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz) is a
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church in the city of
Mindelo Mindelo is a port cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook ...
, on the island of São Vicente,
Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
. It is located on Rua da Luz, in the
city centre A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms exist in other languages, such as "" in Fren ...
. Built in 1862, it is one of the oldest buildings of Mindelo. However, the church has been enlarged recently, leaving only the façade in its original state.Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade
Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016, p. 119 It is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mindelo The Diocese of Mindelo ( la, Dioecesis Mindelensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cabo Verde. Its cathedral is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz in the episcopal see of Mindelo. The diocese is immedi ...
, created in 2003.catholic-hierarchy.org
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Roman Catholicism in Cape Verde The Catholic Church in the Cape Verde is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are over 430,000 Catholics in the country which represents over 90% of the total population. The country is div ...
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Pro-cathedral A pro-cathedral or procathedral is a parish church that temporarily serves as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese, or a church that has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction (such as an apostolic prefecture or apostolic ...
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List of buildings and structures in São Vicente, Cape Verde This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Mindelo * Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design * Liceu Velho * Liceu Ludgero Lima * Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Light, Mindelo * Paços do Concelho * ...
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List of churches in Cape Verde This is a list of churches, cathedrals and chapels in Cape Verde. Boa Vista *Nossa Senhora da Conceição church (Boa Vista), Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Povoação Velha *Curral Velho, Cape Verde, Curral Velho church - reopened around 201 ...


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