Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father, Zaporizhzhia
Church in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father[1] (Ukrainian: Прокафедральний собор Бога Отця Милосердного), also called the Co-Cathedral of Zaporizhzhia, is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Zaporizhzhia in the European country of Ukraine.[2]
| Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father | |
|---|---|
| Прокафедральний собор Бога Отця Милосердного | |
.jpg) | |
 | |
| Location | Zaporizhzhia |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 2004 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia |
| Clergy | |
| Dean | Bishop Jan Sobilo |
The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia (Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis, Харківсько-Запорізька дієцезія) which was created in 2002 by bull "Ad plenius prospiciendum" of Pope John Paul II. Its history dates back to April 5, 1998, when he was blessed plot of land for future building by Bishop Stanislaw Padewski. On October 7, 1999 the first stone in the presence of Bishop Leon Dubrawski, sent from Rome is placed. The church was designed by architects of Ukraine, partly following the model of the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome.
On August 7, 2004, the cathedral was consecrated by the bishops Stanisław Padewski, Leon Dubrawski, among others
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
