Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu

Mata'utu Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu
Our Lady of Good Hope Cathedral
Mata'utu Cathedral is located in Wallis
Mata'utu Cathedral
Mata'utu Cathedral
13°16′58″S 176°10′24″W / 13.28278°S 176.17333°W / -13.28278; -176.17333
CountryWallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, France
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
DedicationOur Lady of the Assumption
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Nouméa
DioceseDiocese of Wallis et Futuna
Clergy
Bishop(s)Susitino Sionepoe
View of earlier cathedral, in 1862

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Matâ'Utu), also known as Matâ'Utu Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Mata Utu on Uvea, in Wallis and Futuna. It is a dominant edifice in downtown Mata-Utu town, capital of Wallis Island. It bears the royal insignia of Wallis, a Maltese cross between its towers.[1] The cathedral is also known as the "Our Lady of Good Hope Cathedral".[2] It is the seat of Bishop Susitino Sionepoe.[3]

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