Saint Elijah Cathedral
St. Elijah Cathedral, also called St. Elias Greek-Melkite Cathedral, is the Melkite cathedral in Haifa, serving the Greek-Catholics of the Byzantine rite making up the majority of Christians in both Haifa and Israel.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Catholic
- Description: church in Haifa, Israel
- Also known as: “St. Elias Greek-Melkite Cathedral”, “St. Elijah Cathedral”, and “St. Elijah Cathedral, Haifa”
- Address: חיפה
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Joseph’s Church and St. John church in Haifa.
St. Joseph’s Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Joseph Church is a Roman Catholic church in the German Colony of Haifa, Israel. Administered by the Order of Carmelites, it is the main center of worship for the parish of Haifa within the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. St. Joseph’s Church is situated 220 metres northwest of Saint Elijah Cathedral.
St. John church in Haifa
Church
St. John church in Haifa is situated 170 metres south of Saint Elijah Cathedral.
Haifa Center–HaShmona railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haifa Center–HaShmona railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station situated on the coastal railway main line and serves the City of Haifa. Haifa Center–HaShmona railway station is situated 430 metres northeast of Saint Elijah Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wadi Nisnas and Haifa.
Wadi Nisnas
Suburb
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wadi Nisnas is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in the city of Haifa, with a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.
Haifa
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Haifa is the third largest city in Israel and the largest city in the north of the country with a population of 282,000. The city is located on Israel's Mediterranean shoreline, on Mount Carmel and at its foot.
German Colony
Suburb
Photo: StateofIsrael, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The German Colony is an area of Haifa established in 1868 as a Christian German Templer Colony in Ottoman Palestine. It was the first of several colonies established by the group in the Holy Land.
Saint Elijah Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.81923° or 32° 49′ 9″ northLongitude
34.99465° or 34° 59′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8G4PRX9V+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 190304532OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_catholicWikidata ID
Q4723958
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Saint Elijah Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية مار إلياس”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Եղիա մարգարեի տաճար”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه مار الياس”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Élie d’Haïfa”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Élie d’Haïfa”
- German: “Prophet-Elija-Kathedrale (Haifa)”
- German: “Prophet-Elija-Kathedrale”
- Hebrew: “קתדרלת אליהו הנביא”
- Hebrew: “קתדרלת מר אליאס”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Haifa”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Elia, Haifa”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Sant’Elia”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Пророка Илии”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Elias”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Elías”
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