Sacred Heart Cathedral

The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a religious building of the Catholic church that is located in South Tarawa on the atoll of Tarawa part of the island nation of Kiribati in Oceania.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: cathedral in South Tarawa, Kiribati
Also known as: “Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kiribati”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bairiki National Stadium.

Bairiki National Stadium

Stadium

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The Bairiki National Stadium is located in Bairiki, Kiribati. It is the national stadium and the home of Kiribati's men's and women's national football teams. The official name of the stadium is Reuben K. Uatioa Stadium. The stadium's capacity is around 2,500. Bairiki National Stadium is situated 3½ km west of Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teaoraereke and Nanikai.

Teaoraereke

Village

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Teaoraereke is a town and settlement in South Tarawa of Kiribati. It is part of a nearly continuous chain of settlements along the islands of South Tarawa, which are now linked by causeways, between Bairiki and Buota.

Nanikai

Village

Nanikai, also known as Nanikaai or Nanekai, is a village in South Tarawa, Kiribati. The small village connects the town of Bairiki to the settlement of Teaoraereke.

Bairiki

Town

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Bairiki is a town located in South Tarawa, Kiribati. It is crucial to the country's political and administrative structure as several governmental organizations and diplomatic missions are situated there. Bairiki is situated 3½ km west of Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Categories: cathedral, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
Location: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

1.33259° or 1° 19′ 57″ north

Longitude

173.00722° or 173° 0′ 26″ east

Open location code

6VHM82M4+2V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 90810971

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=cathedral

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q2942914

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Sacred Heart Cathedral” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية القلب المقدس”
French: “cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Tarawa”
French: “Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Tarawa”
German: “Sacred Heart Cathedral”
Indonesian: “Katedral Hati Kudus, Kiribati”
Indonesian: “Katedral Tarawa”
Italian: “Cattedrale del Sacro Cuore di Gesù”
Italian: “Cattedrale del Sacro Cuore”
Spanish: “Catedral del Sagrado Corazon”
Spanish: “Catedral del Sagrado Corazón”

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