Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos
| Holy Cross Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos | |
 | |
| Location | Lagos Island |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Website | [1] |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Lazarus Borges da Silva and Francisco Nobre |
| Style | French Gothic |
| Years built | 1881-1934 |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Alfred Adewale Martins[1] |
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is a Church of the Catholic diocese in Lagos, Nigeria.
The cathedral building was inaugurated in 1881 and built by stonemasons and architects Lazarus Borges da Silva and Francisco Nobre.[2] The church building, a French gothic style architecture was completed in 1934.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Most Rev. Martins installed as Archbishop of Lagos". Channels Television. August 4, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ Akinjide Osuntokun; Ade Adefuye, Babatunde Agiri (University of Lagos. Dept. of History) (1987). History of the Peoples of Lagos State. Lantern Books, (the University of Virginia). ISBN 9789782281487.
- ^ Lizzie Williams; Mark Shenley (2012). Bradt Travel Guide Nigeria. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841623979.
- ^ Hoy Cross Roman Catholic Cathedral.
- ^ Ineke Phaf; Tiago de Oliveira Pinto (2008). "AfricAmericas, Itineraries, Dialogues and Sounds of Bibliotheca Ibero-Americana, Berlin". Iberoamericana Editorial. ISBN 978-8-484-8-93806.
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