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The Good Shepherd of Biskek - The first cathedral of Kyrgyzstan
In the centre of Biskek, the first Catholic cathedral of Kyrgyzstan, dedicated to the Good Shepherd, rises: the project was presented on November 9, 2022 and its first stone was blessed by Pope Francis during his trip to Kazakhstan in September 2022.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The first stone received the blessing of Pope Francis in September 2022, during his visit to Central Asia.
- On September 8, 2024 - the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin - the community prayed united on the site of the future cathedral.
- The first Catholic chapel of Biskek was a house converted into a temple in 1969 by the Germans of the Volga deported: the first registered Catholic parish of Soviet Central Asia.
- The Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan, erected by Benedict XVI in 2006, has a few thousand faithful in seven parishes, guided by the Jesuit Anthony Corcoran.
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (under construction)
From a house in 1969 to a cathedral in the heart of the capital: the small Kyrgyz Church raises the house of the Good Shepherd, with the Mother of the Lord accompanying each step.
"St. Mary, Mother of the Good Shepherd, pray for the Catholics of Kyrgyzstan.
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