| Mombasa Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Holy Ghost Cathedral | |
 Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mombasa, Kenya | |
  Mombasa Cathedral Location in Mombasa, Kenya  Mombasa Cathedral Mombasa Cathedral (Kenya) | |
| 4°03′49″S 39°40′18″E / 4.063553°S 39.671585°E | |
| Location | Mombasa |
| Country | Kenya |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Mombasa |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Martin Kivuva Musonde |
| Priest in charge | Rev Fr John Correa |
The Holy Ghost Cathedral [1] [2] or just Mombasa Cathedral, is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Mombasa, [3] Kenya, [4] and the seat of the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mombasa.
The first "Catholic mission" of Mombasa was founded in 1889 by Father Alexander le Roy, a Missionary of the Holy Spirit. The residence and the chapel of the first missionaries was in Ndia Kuu (the ancient city of Mombasa), but in 1895 the living conditions had become unbearable, and it was necessary to build a larger building. In January 1898 he bought five acres in what is known as 'Makadara' area, where today is the cathedral.
On Easter Sunday 1898 the church was completed, but in the early twentieth century, the building was already insufficient to accommodate the number of the faithful increasingly growing. Thus in 1919 plans were made to build a new church in Mombasa and in 1923 the church was completed.
See also
References
- ^ Holy ghost cathedral Archived 21 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Holy Ghost Cathedral, Mombasa, Coast, Kenya". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Planet, Lonely; Ham, Anthony; Butler, Stuart; Thomas, Kate (1 May 2015). Lonely Planet Kenya. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781743605424.
- ^ Trillo, Richard (1 January 2002). Kenya. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858288598.