Port-au-Prince Cathedral

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral, was a cathedral in , . Built between 1884 and 1914, it was dedicated on December 13, 1928, and became the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Port-au-Prince
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption” and “Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Port-au-Prince”
  • Address: Pòtoprens

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Haiti and Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is Haiti's legal deposit library, with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes. It is located in the capital, and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard. is situated 470 metres southwest of Port-au-Prince Cathedral.

Church
Photo: Doron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was the main cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, located in the nation's capital . It was known for its fourteen interior murals that depicted Black people in various Biblical stories. is situated 260 metres south of Port-au-Prince Cathedral.

Ruins
Photo: mweriksson, CC BY 2.0.
The National Palace was the official residence of the president of Haiti, located in the capital , facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars. is situated 650 metres south of Port-au-Prince Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-au-Prince and Bel Air.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
is the capital and most populous city of . The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . It is a slum area of the city and suffers from poverty. Crime is widespread, and kidnappings and killings have created panic among the local population.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present.

Port-au-Prince Cathedral

Latitude
18.54903° or 18° 32′ 57″ north
Longitude
-72.33868° or 72° 20′ 19″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 27937322
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1461247
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Port-au-Prince Cathedral” goes by many names.

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