Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos

This article is about Holy Cross Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria. For other cathedrals of the same name, see Cathedral of the Holy Cross (disambiguation).
Holy Cross Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos
Location Lagos Island
Country Nigeria
Denomination Catholicism
Website
Architecture
Architect(s) Lazarus Borges da Silva and Francisco Nobre
Style French Gothic
Years built 1881-1934
Completed 1934
Administration
Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos
Clergy
Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins[1]

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is a Church of the Catholic diocese in Lagos, Nigeria.

The cathedral building was inaugurated in 1881 and built by stonemasons and architects Lazarus Borges da Silva and Francisco Nobre.[2] The church building, a French gothic style architecture was completed in 1934.[3][4][5]

References

  1. "Most Rev. Martins installed as Archbishop of Lagos". Channels Television. August 4, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. Akinjide Osuntokun; Ade Adefuye, Babatunde Agiri (University of Lagos. Dept. of History) (1987). History of the Peoples of Lagos State. Lantern Books, (the University of Virginia). ISBN 9789782281487.
  3. Lizzie Williams; Mark Shenley (2012). Bradt Travel Guide Nigeria. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841623979.
  4. Hoy Cross Roman Catholic Cathedral.
  5. Ineke Phaf; Tiago de Oliveira Pinto (2008). "AfricAmericas, Itineraries, Dialogues and Sounds of Bibliotheca Ibero-Americana, Berlin". Iberoamericana Editorial. ISBN 978-8-484-8-93806.

External links

"Holy Cross Cathedral". 


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