Church of the Immaculate Conception, Baku
| The Church of the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception | |
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The cathedral, in 2021 | |
The Church of the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception | |
| 40°22′47″N 49°52′36″E / 40.3798°N 49.8767°E | |
| Location | Orujev Street, 2A , Baku |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Dedication | Virgin Mary |
| Consecrated | 29 April 2007 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect | Paolo Ruggiero |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Postmodern |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Martin Bonkalo, SDB |
The Church of the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Bakirə Məryəm kilsəsi; Russian: Церковь Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии) is a Roman Catholic church in Baku, Azerbaijan. The original church, also named Church of the Immaculate Conception operated from 1915 to 1931, when it was ordered destroyed by the Soviet government.
In 2006, a new Catholic Church bearing the same name was rebuilt in a different part of Baku. On 29 April 2007, the new church was consecrated by Apostolic Nuncio in Transcaucasia, Monsignor Claudio Gugerotti. The parish is administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco.