St Peter's Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi
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For the Cathedral Basilica in London, Ontario, please see St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, London
The St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral
and basilica
dedicated to Saint Peter
located in Kumasi
, Ghana
. The church is the seat of the Archdiocese of Kumasi. The church was dedicated on June 2, 2004.
The St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
and basilica
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
dedicated to Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
located in Kumasi
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. The church is the seat of the Archdiocese of Kumasi. The church was dedicated on June 2, 2004.