Immaculate Conception of Dili - The Cathedral of East Timor
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Dili is the main temple of East Timor, the most marked Catholic country in Asia. It was opened in 1988 and was then among the largest cathedrals in Southeast Asia.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- He was blessed by John Paul II in October 1989, during his historic visit to Timor.
- An image of Mary presides over the facade, and inside it is venerated a replica of Our Lady of Fatima received in 2002.
- Pope Francis met in this cathedral with the bishops, priests, consecrated and catechists of the country on September 10, 2024, on the second papal visit to the nation.
- Led to the memory of Timorese resistance and reconciliation, it is a national symbol in addition to the mother temple of the Archdiocese of Dili.
Immaculate Conception (Dili)
In East Timor, about 97 per cent of the population is Catholic. In the visit of 2024, Pope Francis joked that the cathedral should be enlarged "because it is a grace to have so many vocations."
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