Kampala District
Kampala Capital City
Rubaga Division

Namirembe Cathedral

Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, commonly and locally referred to as Namirembe Cathedral, is the oldest Anglican cathedral in . It serves as the provincial cathedral of the Anglican and the diocesan cathedral for Namirembe Diocese, the first diocese to be founded in the Church of Uganda province in 1890.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: Anglican Cathedral in Kampala, Uganda
  • Also known as: “Namirembe”, “Namirembe St. Paul’s Cathedral”, and “Saint Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe”
Photo: Alvinategyeka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mengo Hospital and Church of Uganda.

Hospital
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, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a private, faith-based, community, teaching hospital in , the capital and largest city of . is situated 360 metres southwest of Namirembe Cathedral.

Office
Photo: Enoch Kazibwe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently, there are 39 dioceses that make up the , each headed by a bishop. is situated 260 metres north of Namirembe Cathedral.

Stadium
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Hamz Stadium, Nakivubo War Memorial Grounds, formerly referred to as is a multi-purpose stadium in , . The Hamz Stadium is used mostly for association football and also sometimes for basketball. is situated 1½ km east of Namirembe Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Namirembe Hill and Kampala Hill.

Neighborhood
Namirembe is a hill in , 's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning peace.

Neighborhood
Photo: Laika ac, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, commonly referred to as Old Kampala, is a hill in the centre of , 's capital and largest city.

Suburb
Kasubi is a hill in , 's capital and largest city.

Namirembe Cathedral

Latitude
0.31489° or 0° 18′ 54″ north
Longitude
32.55945° or 32° 33′ 34″ east
Elevation
1,280 metres (4,199 feet)
Open location code
6GGJ8H75+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129123588
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Geo­Names ID
228174
Wiki­data ID
Q16895659
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Namirembe Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sint-Pauluskathedraal (Namirembe)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Pauluskathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه ناميريمبى”
  • Ganda: “Lutikko ya Namirembe”
  • Ganda: “Namirembe Cathedral”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Pablo”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Namirembe Cathedral”. Photo: Timothy Akolamazima, CC BY-SA 4.0.