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The cathedral of the Freetown archdiocese is the Sacred Heart Cathedral, also sometimes called simply the Cathedral of Freetown. The cathedral is located in the Howe street of the town of Freetown.
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Work on its construction began in November 1884 and was dedicated on October 27, 1887. The Sacred Heart Cathedral follows the
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was split off from its territory. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese on 11 November 1970, at which time also the
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The diocese covers an area of 4,677 square kilometres (1,806 sq mi), around the
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The vicariate was elevated to the status of a diocese, taking the name of
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which is called Archdiocese of Freetown since then.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sierra Leone
Coordinates
8°29′00″N 13°14′00″W / 8.4833°N 13.2333°W / 8.4833; -13.2333
Catholic Church
Sui iuris
Latin Church
Roman Rite
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Freetown
Secular priests
Francis
Edward Tamba Charles
Suffragans
Bo
Kenema
Makeni
Latin Church
diocese
Catholic Church
Sierra Leone
episcopal see
Freetown
metropolitan see
suffragan dioceses
ecclesiastical province
Vicariate Apostolic
Pius IX
Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas and Senegambia
Prefecture Apostolic of Guinea Francese
Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia

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