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A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Greek for 'seat') of a bishop, [3] thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate [4]
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Truly, this is the heart of old New Orleans The Cathedral-Basilica of St Louis King of France is the oldest continuously active Catholic Cathedral Faith Community in America
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cathedral, in Christian churches that have an episcopal form of church government, the church in which a residential bishop has his official seat or throne, the cathedra Cathedral churches are of different degrees of dignity
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A cathedral, on the other hand, holds a special place as the mother church of a diocese It is where the bishop’s chair, or cathedra, resides – a symbol of his teaching authority and pastoral care The cathedral serves as a focal point for the wider Catholic community in that region
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Located in the world’s first Christian country, Armenia, the Etchmiadzin cathedral holds the distinction of being the world’s oldest cathedral that was state built It was built between 301 and 303 AD by Saint Gregory the Illuminator and it still in operation today This cathedral acts as the headquarters for the Armenian Apostolic Church
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A cathedral is the chief church of a diocese and in itself is also a parish church The bishop is technically the pastor of the cathedral parish, and appoints a rector to manage its spiritual and temporal affairs The word cathedral comes from the Latin cathedra
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