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Pope upgrades Amsterdam church to cathedral as a birthday gift - DutchNews.nl

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Pope Francis has upgraded the status of the large church opposite Amsterdam’s central station to that of a cathedral –...

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The St. Nicholas Basilica in Amsterdam will become a 'co-cathedral'. This was done at the request of Bishop Jan Hendriks. Amsterdam will thus become a bishop's seat, although the St. Bavo Cathedral in Haarlem will remain the main church of the Haarlem-Amsterdam diocese. The St. Nicholas Church, which is named after the patron saint of the capital, was renamed a basilica in 2012. The building catches the eye of people arriving in Amsterdam via Am…

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The Basilica of Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas Church, has been a cathedral since today. Pope Francis elevated Nicholas Basilica into a cathedral for the city's 750th anniversary, making it the first in the city. Where a basilica owes its name as an honorary title for an extraordinary building and attracting many visitors, there are different rules for a cathedral. A church can be called a cathedral if a bishop has a seat there, the so-called cath…

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AT5 broke the news on Friday, February 7, 2025.
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