The Sacred Heart Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Monrovia, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located across Broad Street in the heart of the city of
Monrovia, capital of the African country of
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
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It serves as the headquarters of the Latin rite Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Monrovia (''Archidioecesis Monroviensis'') that was created on December 19, 1981 by
Pope John Paul II by the bull ''Patet Ecclesiae''.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Liberia
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Sacred Heart Cathedral (disambiguation)
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Liberia
Buildings and structures in Monrovia