Cathedral of the Holy Saviour, Adigrat
| Cathedral of the Holy Saviour | |
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| Adigrat Cathedral | |
| በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በመድኃኒታችን ካቴድራል | |
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| Location | Adigrat |
| Country |
 Ethiopia
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| Denomination | Ethiopian Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Dedicated | 19 April 1969 |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | church |
The Cathedral of the Holy Saviour (Amharic: በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በመድኃኒታችን ካቴድራል?), also called Adigrat Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in Adigrat, Ethiopia. It is the main place of worship of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. The cathedral is the mother church of the Eparchy of Adigrat (Eparchia Adigratensis), belonging to the archeparchy of Addis Abeba (Archieparchia Neanthopolitana) that was elevated to its current status in 1961 by Pope John XXIII through the bull "Quod Venerabiles".
Built on a site called Welwalo 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 the Holy Savior on 19 April 1969, was realized on the basis of an Italian project including the great mural Giudizio Universale (1970) of the Ethiopian artist Afewerk Tekle.
Coordinates: 14°16′45″N 39°27′57″E / 14.2793°N 39.4658°E
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