Sacred Heart Cathedral (Kamloops)

Sacred Heart Cathedral
A cathedral with two Romanesque towers
Sacred Heart Cathedral in the summer of 2004
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50°40′20″N 120°20′05″W / 50.6721°N 120.3347°W / 50.6721; -120.3347
Location255 Nicola Street, Kamloops
CountryCanada
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
ConsecratedDecember 1925
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Parlett and Macaulay
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking1921
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops
Clergy
Bishop(s)Joseph Phuong Nguyen

Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Romanesque-style church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops. It is located in the downtown area of Kamloops at the intersection of Nicola Street and 3rd Avenue.

The construction of the cathedral began in 1921, a few blocks from the site of an earlier church by the same name that had burned down two years earlier. It opened in December 1925 and is now listed on the city's Heritage Walking Tour by the City of Kamloops Museum and Archives.[1]

  1. ^ "Heritage Walking Tour" (PDF). Kamloops.ca – Kamloops Museum & Archives. City of Kamloops. Retrieved October 5, 2012.