St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bridgetown

St. Patrick's Cathedral,[1][2] located in Bridgetown, Barbados, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown.[3] It is one of two cathedrals in that territory, the other being the Anglican Cathedral of St. Michael.

Originally built in 1848, St. Patrick's was virtually destroyed by a fire in 1897, suspected to have been started by Protestant elements. A new cathedral church, however, was completed in 1899 and consecrated on August 23, 1903. Today it houses the Catholic religious services, has a training center and has a collection of heraldic plates. It became a cathedral in 1970 with the creation of the Diocese of Bridgetown (Dioecesis Pontipolitana).

Since 2011 it has been listed in as a Unesco World Heritage Site as part of the historic center of Bridgetown.[4]

See also

References
  1. St. Patrick's Cathedral
  2. Yachting Escapes: The Caribbean. The Escapes Group ltd. ISBN 9781606437957.
  3. Cameron, Sarah (2013-10-11). Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN 9781909268326. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bridgetown, Barbados". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

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