Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Bukavu

The Our Lady of Peace Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Bukavu, is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Bukavu in the east end of the African country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, specifically in the province of South Kivu.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Also known as: “Bukavu Cathedral”, “Cathedral of Bukavu”, and “Cathedrale Notre Dame de la Paix”
Address: Avenue de La Cathedrale

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prison Centrale and Stade de la Concorde.

Prison Centrale

Prison

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Prison Centrale is situated 720 metres west of Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Bukavu.

Stade de la Concorde

Stadium

Photo: Radio Okapi, CC BY 2.0.

Stade de la Concorde is a stadium located in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a seating capacity of 10,000 spectators. It serves as the home of OC Muungano of the Linafoot. Stade de la Concorde is situated 2 km southwest of Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Bukavu.

Hôtel New Riviera

Hotel

Photo: Edouard mhg, CC0.

Hôtel New Riviera is situated 1¼ km north of Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Bukavu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bukavu and Cyangugu.

Bukavu

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Bukavu is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is on the border with Rwanda. This area has suffered from some of the ongoing political unrest.

Cyangugu

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Cyangugu is a city and capital of the Rusizi District in Western Province, Rwanda. The city lies at the southern end of Lake Kivu, and is contiguous with Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, but separated from it by the Ruzizi River.

Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Bukavu

Categories: Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: South Kivu, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-2.50192° or 2° 30′ 7″ south

Longitude

28.8595° or 28° 51′ 34″ east

Levels

Open location code

6G9CFVX5+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 195933507

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=cathedral

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q2560377

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Bukavu” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Kathedraal Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix”
Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سيده السلام”
French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Bukavu”
French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix”
Indonesian: “Katedral Bukavu”
Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz”

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Highlights include Mausolée Mgr Munzihirwa,Kataliko,Mbogha and Ordre de Médecins.

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