Location Banjul Denomination Roman Catholic Church | Country Gambia | |
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The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Banjul, is the name given to a building of the Catholic church that is located in Banjul the capital of the African country of Gambia.
It is located on the street Hagan, on the corner of Picton Street, which is the main street of the city where dominates the cityscape. It is larger than the Anglican cathedral of the same city. The church was built in the colonial era from 1913 to 1916 when Gambia was still a British colony. The status of the building change over time first in 1951 was chosen to host the apostolic prefecture and then became a cathedral when the then Bathurst, in 1957 became diocese. Since then the temple is the headquarters of the Diocese of Banjul.
On his journey through Senegal, Gambia and Guinea, Pope John Paul II he visited on February 23, 1992.