Sacred Heart Cathedral (Kamloops)
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Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Romanesque-style church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops. It is located in the downtown area of Kamloops at the intersection of Nicola Street and 3rd Avenue.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
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50.6721°N 120.3347°W / 50.6721; -120.3347 | |
Location | 255 Nicola Street, Kamloops |
Country | Canada |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Consecrated | December 1925 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Parlett and Macaulay |
Style | Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 1921 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Joseph Phuong Nguyen |
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The construction of the cathedral began in 1921, a few blocks from the site of an earlier church by the same name that had burned down two years earlier. It opened in December 1925 and is now listed on the city's Heritage Walking Tour by the City of Kamloops Museum and Archives.[1]