| Notre Dame Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Taiohae (in French) | |
|---|---|
 Notre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae | |
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| 8°54′37″S 140°6′11″W / 8.91028°S 140.10306°W | |
| Location | Taiohae |
| Country | Marquesas Islands,
 France |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Groundbreaking | 1973 |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Pascal Chang-Soï |
Notre Dame Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Taiohae; Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Marquises) is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata. It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital centre on the island of Nuku Hiva.[1]
The construction of the cathedral began in 1973 on the site of an earlier 19th-century church by the same name. The new cathedral opened in 1977. It is the largest church on the Marquesas Islands.[2]
- ^ Landried, Janet (May 28, 2011). "Visiting Nuku Hiva, the largest of the Marquesas Islands". Redlands Daily Facts. Retrieved May 25, 2013. (subscription required)
- ^ Hagman, Harvey (September 21, 1997). "Magical Marquesas – Idyllic South Pacific Isles". The Washington Times. p. E1. Retrieved May 25, 2013. (subscription required)