Port-au-Prince Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral, was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 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.Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.
- 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.
National Library of Haiti
Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Haiti is Haiti's legal deposit library, with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes. It is located in the capital, Port-au-Prince and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard. National Library of Haiti is situated 470 metres southwest of Port-au-Prince Cathedral.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Church
Photo: Doron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince was the main cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. The building was located in downtown Port-au-Prince at the corner of Ave. Holy Trinity Cathedral is situated 260 metres south of Port-au-Prince Cathedral.
Haiti National Palace
Ruins
Photo: mweriksson, CC BY 2.0.
The National Palace was the official residence of the president of Haiti, located in the capital Port-au-Prince, facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars. Haiti National Palace is situated 650 metres south of Port-au-Prince Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port-au-Prince and Bel Air.
Port-au-Prince
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.
Bel Air
Suburb
Bel Air is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 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.
Bois Verna
Suburb
Bois Verna is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present.
Port-au-Prince Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, building, ruins, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.54903° or 18° 32′ 57″ northLongitude
-72.33868° or 72° 20′ 19″ westOpen location code
77C9GMX6+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 27937322OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q1461247
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Port-au-Prince Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “太子港主教座堂”
- Danish: “Katedralen i Port-au-Prince”
- Danish: “Port-au-Prince-katedralen”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Port-au-Prince”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سيده العذراء”
- French: “Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption de Port-au-Prince”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Port-au-Prince”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Port-au-Prince”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Port-au-Prince”
- German: “Cathedrale Notre-Dame de L’Assomption”
- German: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame de L’Assomption”
- German: “Kathedrale von Port-au-Prince”
- German: “Notre-Dame de Port-au-Prince”
- Haitian: “Katedral nan Pòtoprens”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Port-au-Prince”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Port-au-Prince”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Port-au-Prince”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Katedralen i Port-au-Prince”
- Norwegian: “Katedralen i Port-au-Prince”
- Polish: “Archikatedra Wniebowzięcia NMP w Port-au-Prince”
- Polish: “Katedra Notre-Dame w Port-au-Prince”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de Notre Dame”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Porto Príncipe”
- Russian: “Собор Порт-о-Пренса”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Puerto Principe”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Puerto Príncipe”
- Turkish: “Port-au-Prince Katedrali”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôpital Renaissance and Transitional Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption.
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