St. John’s Catholic Cathedral

The Basilica-Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: historic church in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Also known as: “basílica catedral de San Juan Bautista”, “basilica cathedral of st john the baptist”, “basilica de San Juan Bautista”, “basílica de San Juan Bautista”, “Basilica of St. John the Baptist”, and “Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist”
Address: 200 Military Road, A1C 2E8

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Rooms and LSPU Hall.

The Rooms

Museum

Photo: Dpjanes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Rooms is situated 170 metres southwest of St. John’s Catholic Cathedral.

LSPU Hall

Theater building

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The LSPU Hall is a large wooden structure in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. LSPU Hall is situated 340 metres southeast of St. John’s Catholic Cathedral.

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Church

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is an Anglican… Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is situated 290 metres southeast of St. John’s Catholic Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. John’s and Churchill Park.

St. John’s

Photo: Emmanuel Milou, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St. John's is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Churchill Park

Locality

The neighbourhood of Churchill Park…

Pleasantville

Quarter

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The neighbourhood of Pleasantville… Pleasantville is situated 2½ km northeast of St. John’s Catholic Cathedral.

St. John’s Catholic Cathedral

Categories: Catholic cathedral, minor basilica, cathedral, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

47.56751° or 47° 34′ 3″ north

Longitude

-52.71057° or 52° 42′ 38″ west

Elevation

50 metres (164 feet)

Levels

3

Open location code

88V9H79Q+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=cathedral

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“St. John’s Catholic Cathedral” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Sint-Johannes de Doperbasiliek”
Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليك القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
Finnish: “Johannes Kastajan katedraali (katolinen, St. John’s)”
Finnish: “Johannes Kastajan katedraali”
French: “Basilique Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean”
French: “basilique-cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean”
German: “Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist”
Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Yohanes Pembaptis, St. John’s”
Italian: “basilica cattedrale di Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean”
Romanian: “Bazilica Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul”
Spanish: “Catedral basílica de San Juan Bautista”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ecclesiastical District and Bannerman.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Military Road at Basilica and Fort Townshend National Historic Site of Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: St. John’s and Gros Morne National Park.

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