| Adigrat Cathedral በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በመድኃኒታችን ካቴድራል | |
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 Adigrat Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Adigrat,Ethiopia |
 Interactive map of Adigrat Cathedral በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በመድኃኒታችን ካቴድራል | |
| Coordinates | 14°16′45″N39°27′57″E / 14.2793°N 39.4658°E /14.2793; 39.4658 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | church |
| Groundbreaking | 19 April 1969 |
TheCathedral of the Holy Saviour[1] (Amharic:በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በመድኃኒታችን ካቴድራል), also calledAdigrat Cathedral, is aCatholicchurch located inAdigrat,Ethiopia. It is the main place of worship of theEthiopian Catholic Church.[2][3] Thecathedral is themother church of theEparchy of Adigrat (Eparchia Adigratensis). It belonged to thearcheparchy ofAddis Ababa (Archieparchia Neanthopolitana), which was elevated to its current status in 1961 byPope John XXIII through the bull "Quod Venerabiles".
The cathedral was built on a site called Welwalo, which was reserved after World War II for the construction of a church, it was the first parish and, after the establishment of the Eparchy and with some additions, became the cathedral being dedicated to theHoly Savior on 19 April 1969, was realized on the basis of an Italian project including the great mural Giudizio Universale (1970) of the Ethiopian artistAfewerk Tekle.
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