Bissau Cathedral
Bissau Cathedral, also known as Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Candelária is a Catholic cathedral in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. It is the centre of the Catholic Church in Guinea-Bissau.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: The Cathedral Church in Guinea-Bissau
- Also known as: “Catedral Católica de Nossa Senhora da Candelária”, “Cathedral of Bissau”, and “The Cathedral of Bissau”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ministério da Justiça (Bissau) and Centre culturel franco-bissau-guinéen.
Ministério da Justiça (Bissau)
Government office
Photo: Joehawkins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ministério da Justiça (Bissau) is a government office, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Bissau Cathedral.
Centre culturel franco-bissau-guinéen
Community center
Photo: Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Centre culturel franco-bissau-guinéen is a community center, which is situated 200 metres west of Bissau Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cumeré and Safim.
Cumeré
Village
Cumeré is a town in the Oio Region of Guinea-Bissau. Cumeré is situated 7 km northeast of Bissau Cathedral.
Safim
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Safim is a city and sector in the Biombo Region of Guinea-Bissau. It has a population of 17,356 inhabitants as of the 2009 national census. The sector's land area covers 174.8 km2. Safim is situated 9 km northwest of Bissau Cathedral.
Bissau Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, cultural heritage, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.86003° or 11° 51′ 36″ northLongitude
-15.58117° or 15° 34′ 52″ westOpen location code
7C36VC69+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 130123261OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q10280205
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swahili—“Bissau Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Catedral de Bissau”
- Chinese: “比绍主教座堂”
- Chinese: “比绍大教堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه بيساو”
- Finnish: “Bissaun katedraali”
- French: “cathédrale de Bissau”
- French: “Cathédrale de Bissau”
- German: “Kathedrale von Bissau”
- Hausa: “Bissau Cathedral”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Bissau”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Nostra Signora della Candelaria”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Nostra Signora della Candelaria”
- Polish: “Katedra Matki Bożej z Candelarii w Bissau”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Bissau”
- Portuguese: “Sé Catedral de Bissau”
- Portuguese: “Sé de Bissau”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Bisau”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Bisáu”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria”
- Swahili: “Kanisa kuu la Bissau”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Société Comerciale de l‘ Ouest Africain and Benjamim Corrêa.
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