Location Rumbek Denomination Roman Catholic Church | Country South Sudan | |
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The Holy Family Cathedral or Cathedral of Rumbek, is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church is located in the town of Rumbek, capital of Lakes State, in the African country of South Sudan, and that serves as the seat of the bishop of Rumbek.
It is one of the structures serving as a more modest cathedral in the world. It is a small building dedicated to the Holy Family, more like a chapel of a mission than a traditional cathedral in the architectural sense. It was restored by Cesare Mazzolari Bishop (1937-2011).
It was built in 1955 when the territory was still part of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
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Holy Family Cathedral, Rumbek Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA