The St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral () or Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Pointe-Noire, is a religious building belonging to the

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and is located in

Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire (; , with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department and a commune since the 2002 Constitution. B ...

, the second largest city in the African country of the

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. It serves as the seat of the diocese of Pointe-Noire (''Dioecesis Nigrirostrensis'') that was created on September 14, 1955, with the Bull "Dum Tantis" by

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and is included in the

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of Brazzaville. The cathedral uses the Latin or Roman rite.

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