The St. Francis Pro-Cathedral or simply Church of St. Francis, is a
Roman Catholic church located in the city of
Tripoli
Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to:
Cities and other geographic units Greece
*Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in ...
,
Libya.
Cathedral
The St. Francis Pro-Cathedral serves as a
parish church and the pro-cathedral or temporary cathedral of the
Latin Church Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli (''Vicariatus Apostolicus Tripolitanus'') which was created in 1630 by
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...
.
It is about 740 metres from the old
cathedral of Tripoli
Algeria Square Mosque or Jamal Abdul Nasser Mosque, formerly Tripoli Cathedral ( it, La Cattedrale di Tripoli; ar, كاتدرائية طرابلس), is a mosque and former Roman Catholic church located in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It is si ...
dating back to 1928, which was converted into a mosque in 1970.
It is run by the
Franciscans of the Province of St. Paul the Apostle (Malta) with the church of Mary Immaculate in
Benghazi
Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη (''Berenice'') and ''Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Ghazi ...
.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Libya
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Pro-Cathedral
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Libya
Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Libya