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Our Mother of Perpetual Help Cathedral () is the Catholic Cathedral of
On April 8, 1958, Susan Bridges first attempted to provide Catholics in Astana a place of worship. While she purchased a house of prayer, her attempt failed after corruption charges emerged related to the purchase.
For most of the 1960s and 70s, the Catholic community gathered in secret to escape the oppression of the
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
, and the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana (''Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astana'').
History
On April 8, 1958, Susan Bridges first attempted to provide Catholics in Astana a place of worship. While she purchased a house of prayer, her attempt failed after corruption charges emerged related to the purchase.
For most of the 1960s and 70s, the Catholic community gathered in secret to escape the oppression of the Soviet regime
The political system of the Soviet Union took place in a federal single-party soviet socialist republic framework which was characterized by the superior role of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the only party permitted by the C ...
. On September 20, 1979, the community was able to officially register with the city, also allowing them to purchase a house for prayer, which was consecrated on October 14, 1979.
On May 18, 1995, the Apostolic Administrator of Kazakhstan, Bishop Jan Paul Lenga, gave his blessing to the construction of a new church. Construction began on November 2, 1995, and on May 4, 1997, the first stone of the temple was blessed. On June 27, 1999, Cardinal Joachim Meisner
Joachim Meisner (25 December 1933 – 5 July 2017) was a German Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1989 to 2014. He previously served as Bishop of Berlin from 1980 to 1989, and was created a cardinal in 1983. He was wid ...
, Archbishop of Cologne and envoy of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005.
In his you ...
, consecrated the church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
See also
* Roman Catholicism in Kazakhstan *Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Our Mother of Perpetual Succour (), colloquially known as Our Lady of Perpetual Help), is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-century Byzantine icon and a purported Marian apparition. The image was enshrined in ...
References
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Kazakhstan Buildings and structures in Astana Roman Catholic churches completed in 1999 1979 establishments in the Soviet Union 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings {{Kazakhstan-church-stub