St. Francis Pro-Cathedral, Tripoli

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The St. Francis Pro-Cathedral[1] or simply Church of St. Francis,[2] is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Tripoli, Libya.[3][4]

Cathedral

The St. Francis Pro-Cathedral serves as a parish church and the pro-cathedral or temporary cathedral of the Latin Church Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli (Vicariatus Apostolicus Tripolitanus) which was created in 1630 by Pope Urban VIII.

It is located approximately 740 m (2,430 ft) from the former Tripoli Cathedral, completed in 1928, which was converted into a mosque in c. 1970s.[5] The pro-cathedral is run by the Franciscans of the Province of St. Paul the Apostle (Malta) with the church of Mary Immaculate in Benghazi.

References

  1. 1."Church of St. Francis in Tripoli (Pro-Cathedral)". www.gcatholic.org.
  2. 2."As Catholics flee Libya, Church responds with prayer, charitable works". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. 3.Barrett, David B.; Kurian, George Thomas; Johnson, Todd M. (January 1, 2001). World Christian encyclopedia: a comparative survey of churches and religions in the modern world. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195103182.
  4. 4."Vicariate Tripoli | Catholic Church in Libya". ofm.org.mt. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  5. 5."Former Cathedral, Tripoli, Libya". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved May 13, 2016.