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The '''Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral''',<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/africa/3007.htm Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral in Abuja]</ref> also called '''Abuja Cathedral''', is the [[pro-cathedral]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja]], the capital of [[Nigeria]].  Located on the Funmilayo Kuti street in Garki, is expected to be replaced by the city's Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles upon its completion.
Initially it was called "Church of All Saints" and had its first priest in 1983.
The cathedral parish follows the [[Latin liturgical rites|Latin Rite]].  It serves as the mother church of the archdiocese (''Archidioecesis Abugensis''), which was created as a [[mission sui juris]] in 1981 and elevated to archiepiscopal status in 1994 via the bull "Quo aptius" of [[Pope John Paul II]].
It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dabuj.html|title=Abuja (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2017-02-01}}</ref> Pope John Paul II visited it in 1988,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va/content/gdm/it/mondo/porte-della-misericordia.event.cathedral-our-lady-queen-of-nigeria-archdiocese-of-abuja.html|title=Porte della Misericordia|website=www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va|access-date=2017-02-01}}</ref> as did [[President of Nigeria]], [[Goodluck Jonathan]], in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naijayouthsblog.com/goodluck-jonathan-visits-our-lady-queen.html#.WI-acpl94dU|title=Goodluck Jonathan Visits Our Lady Queen Of Nigeria Catholic Pro-Cathedral Abuja [See Photos]|website=www.naijayouthsblog.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-01}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos]]
*[[List of cathedrals in Nigeria]]
*[[Roman Catholicism in Nigeria]]
==References==
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