Emmanuel Cathedral - Durban, South Africa
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The steeple of Emmanuel Cathedral a Roman Catholic Church located at 48 Cathedral Road in the heart of the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Waymark Code: WM19490
Location: Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Date Posted: 11/23/2023
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The Emmanuel Cathedral is a religious building that follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durban (Archidioecesis Durbaniana) which was created in 1951 with the bull "Suprema Nobis" of Pope Pius XII.
It was built to replace an old church dedicated to St. Joseph who had been in use since 1881. The first stone was laid by Bishop Charles Jolivet in January 1902 and the temple was officially dedicated in November 1904. Some parts of the old church were joined to the Emmanuel Cathedral.
The bell tower was part of the old St. Joseph Church and was incorporated to Emmanuel Cathedral at Bishop Charles Jolivet’s specific request. The first section of the tower has a square plan with 4 turrets at the top and is surmounted by the nicely carved belfry and spire.
Mass Times
Monday to Friday
6:30am
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
10:00am
Saturday
07h00
17h30
Sunday
07:45 – English
10h00 – bilingual
12h00 – Zulu
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