Immaculate Conception (Cathedral of Gonaïves)

Marian vocation of Gonaïves (Artibonite)
Recognized by the Church

La Cathédrale de l’Immaculée-Conception es la catedral diocesana de Gonaïves, en el departamento de Artibonite. La diócesis de Gonaïves fue erigida en 1861 y desde entonces aparece bajo esta titularidad mariana en los repertorios eclesiásticos. La Inmaculada Concepción figura como patrona de la diócesis.

Main data

Origin and history

La Cathédrale de l’Immaculée-Conception es la catedral diocesana de Gonaïves, en el departamento de Artibonite. La diócesis de Gonaïves fue erigida en 1861 y desde entonces aparece bajo esta titularidad mariana en los repertorios eclesiásticos. La Inmaculada Concepción figura como patrona de la diócesis.

The image and the sanctuary

The temple is the cathedral of the diocese and the center of the liturgical life of the Artibonite. There are no specific details of a particular venerated image or its iconography in accessible sources.

Sponsorship and coronation

Patron of the diocese of Gonaïves. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

It is celebrated on December 8, according to the general calendar of the Church, without a local variation. The cathedral has repeatedly held Thanksgiving Masses for Marian protection following natural disasters, such as the damage of Hurricane Jeanne in 2004.

Link to the Rosary

The devotion to the Immaculate is accompanied in Haiti by the prayer of the Rosary, especially in the Marian community celebrations. Mary is invoked as a mother who accompanies the people in the trial.