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St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, Abeokuta

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Location
  
Abeokuta

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic Church

Country
  
Nigeria

The St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and serves as the cathedral of Abeokuta, a city in the southwest African country of Nigeria, Ogun State capital, located on the river of the same name.

The church is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Abeokuta (Dioecesis Abeokutanus) which was created in 1997 by the bull Cum ad aeternam of the Pope John Paul II. The first Mass was celebrated in the church June 29, 1880, by the Fathers of the Society of the Mission. He was elevated to cathedral status in 1997.

References

St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, Abeokuta Wikipedia


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