Phát Diệm Cathedral

Phát Diệm Cathedral
Nhà thờ chính tòa Phát Diệm
Phát Diệm Cathedral
Phát Diệm Cathedral
Nhà thờ chính tòa Phát Diệm
20°05′34″N 106°04′46″E / 20.09278°N 106.07944°E / 20.09278; 106.07944
LocationKim Sơn District, Ninh Bình Province
CountryVietnam
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttps://www.nhathoda.net/
History
StatusCathedral
Consecrated1891
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleVietnamese-Gothic eclecticism
Groundbreaking1875
Completed1891
Administration
DiocesePhát Diệm

The Phát Diệm Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ chính tòa Phát Diệm) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phát Diệm, located in Kim Sơn District of Ninh Bình Province in Vietnam. The architecture of the church – built in stone and wood in 1891 – is an eclectic blend of Vietnamese and European architectural styles. It was mainly built in traditional Vietnamese architecture, similar to historical palaces and temples. It was bombed in 1972 and subsequently restored. Complementing the cathedral, the Phat Diem complex includes five chapels, three grottoes, a memorial house, and a recently constructed pastoral center for the diocese.