Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Karaganda

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
Kazakhstan

Founded
  
2012

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic Church

Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Karaganda httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Vvedensky Cathedral, Miners Glory Monument, EcoMuseum, Karlag museum, Shakhter Stadium

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima (Russian: Собор Пресвятой Девы Марии Фатимской) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in neo-Gothic style. It is the seat of the diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. It was built between 2003 and 2012 , and was consecrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano on September 9, 2012.

It was in 2003 that Bishop Lenga, Apostolic Administrator of Karaganda, obtained permission from the authorities to acquire land for the construction of a new cathedral. The old cathedral of St. Joseph remained small. The work was financed by donations from abroad to remind victims of the persecutions of the communist regime that sent many priests and lay Catholics in the correctional complex "Karlag". Carried out under the neo-Gothic style, it was built according to Vladimir Sergeyev's plans . Bishop Schneider actively participated in the search for funding from Germany.

References

Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Karaganda Wikipedia