Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist

Circumscription: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland

 

Type: Cathedral, Minor Basilica

Basilica Decree: 1955.05.30

Rite: Roman (Latin)

 

History: 1784; 1841-1855; ded. 1855.09.09

Population: 6600

Language: English

Patron: St. John Baptist

 

Address: 200 Military Rd., St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 2E8

Country: Canada

Telephone: (709) 754-2170

Website:

 

Metropolitan Archbishop: Archbishop Martin William Currie (69)

Papal Visits

• Pope John Paul II (1984.09.12)

Special Churches Nearby

• Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Flatrock (15 km ↑)
• Former Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Harbour Grace (40 km ←)
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Grand Falls-Windsor (270 km ↖)
• Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (280 km ←)
• Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer and Immaculate Conception, Corner Brook (420 km ↖)
• Church of St. Joseph, St. George’s (440 km ←)
• Église Notre Dame de l’Assomption, Arichat, Nova Scotia (680 km ←)
• St. Ninian’s Cathedral, Antigonish, Nova Scotia (740 km ←)
• Cathedral Basilica of St. Dunstan, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (800 km ←)
• Cathédrale du Christ-Roi, Gaspé, Quebec (880 km ←)

Churches Nearby

• Church of St. Pius X, St. John’s (1.5 km ↖)
• Church of St. Patrick, St. John’s (1.6 km ↓)
• Church of Mary, Queen of Peace, St. John’s (2.5 km ↑)
• Church of St. John Bosco, Shea Heights (2.7 km ↓)
• Church of St. Teresa, St. John’s (2.9 km ↙)
• Church of St. Paul, St. John’s (3.8 km ↑)
• Church of Corpus Christi, St. John’s (4.8 km ↙)
• Church of Mary, Queen of the World, Mount Pearl (7.5 km ↙)
• Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Outer Cove (7.7 km ↑)
• Church of St. Peter, Mount Pearl (10 km ↙)