Cathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha
The Cathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica [1] dedicated to the Trinity and located in Onitsha, Nigeria. The basilica is seat of the Archdiocese of Onitsha. [2] It contains the relics of Blessed Cyprian Iwene Tansi, as well as the tombs of Bishop Joseph Shanahan and of the Archbishops Charles Heerey and Stephen Ezeanya.
Timeline[3]
- Building completed – 1935
- Cathedral consecrated – December 5, 1960
- Basilica decreed – May 28, 2007
- Basilica erected – March 8, 2008
References
- ↑ "Onitsha Cathedral becomes Nigeria's first minor basilica". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Basilicas in Nigeria". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ The Most Holy Trinity in Onitsha – www.donbosconigeria.org
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