Jakarta Cathedral
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| Jakarta Cathedral Gereja Katedral Jakarta (Indonesian) De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming (Dutch) |
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| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Year consecrated | 1901 |
| Ecclesiastical status | Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.katedraljakarta.or.id/ |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Antonius Dijkmans |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic |
| Year completed | 1901 |
| Construction cost | 628,000 Dutch Guldens (in 1891) |
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| Spire(s) | 2 |
Jakarta Cathedral (Indonesian: Gereja Katedral Jakarta) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jakarta, Currently Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja. Its official name is Gereja Santa Maria Pelindung Diangkat Ke Surga (from Dutch, De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming, in English: The Church of our Lady of Assumption). This cathedral was officiated in 1901 and built in the neo-gothic style, a common architectural style to build churches at that time.
Note: The literal translation of the church is "Saint Mary Ascends to Heaven" or for short "St. MATH".
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