The St. Anthony Cathedral[1] (Portuguese: Catedral de Santo Antonio de Baucau), or just Baucau Cathedral,[2] is a religious building that is located in the town of Baucau,[3] in the north part of the Asian country of East Timor.[4] The cathedral is in the Vila Salazar neighbourhood, to the north of Baucau.
| St. Anthony Cathedral | |
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| Catedral de Santo Antonio de Baucau | |
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| Location | Baucau |
| Country | East Timor |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Basilio do Nascimento |
The building serves as the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau (Dioecesis Baucanus or Diocese de Baucau) which was created in 1996 by bull Quo aptius consuleretur of Pope John Paul II. It is located in the old town, in Suco Buruma. The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Basilio do Nascimento.
Building
editLocated on the front of the cathedral on the sides there are two images, in white and blue, simply called tiles. The image on the left shows Mary, the right to the patron saint of the cathedral, St. Anthony of Padua, with the child Jesus in her arms. The bell tower rises above the entrance portal.
See also
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References
edit- ^ St. Anthony’s Cathedral
- ^ Gunn, Geoffrey C. (2000-01-01). New World Hegemony in the Malay World. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 9781569021354.
- ^ Ramsden, Graeme (2011-01-01). Letters from Timor: A Chaplain's Tour of Duty. Big Sky Publishing. ISBN 9781921941009.
- ^ "Pope Appeals for Timor | News". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2016-05-24.