The Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral () or just Nzérékoré Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in the town of

Nzérékoré Nzérékoré ( N’ko: , Adlam: ; also spelled N'Zérékoré) is the second-largest city in Guinea by population after the capital, Conakry, and the largest city in the Guinée forestière region of southeastern Guinea. The city is the capital of ...

the second largest city in the African country of

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

. The cathedral follows the Roman Catholic or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the diocese of Nzérékoré (''Dioecesis Nzerekorensis'') which was created in 1937 by

Pope Pius XI Pope Pius XI (; born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, ; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939) was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 until his death in February 1939. He was also the first sovereign of the Vatican City State u ...

by the Bull ''"Quo ex Evangelii"''. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Raphael Balla Guilavogui.

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