The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is an

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cathedral A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually s ...

located in the Cathedral Hill neighbourhood 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 abo ...

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, and the seat and

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of the

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. The cathedral was constructed in 1962.

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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Anglican cathedrals in Africa Anglicanism in Zambia Cathedrals in Zambia Buildings and structures in Lusaka Churches completed in 1962 20th-century Anglican church buildings {{Zambia-struct-stub