St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai: a church whose construction stalled for over thirty years
St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai, India. Photo: Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Mumbai, India · prima pietra 1676, consacrata […]
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata: not quite the world record it’s often claimed to be, but a remarkable church all the same
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata, India. Photo: Subhrajyoti07, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Kolkata, India · costruita 1839-1847 su commissione
St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Kuching: built on land granted by a “White Rajah” who first said no to Catholic missionaries
St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo: Leonard Koh, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Kuching, Sarawak, Malesia (Borneo) ·
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu: the fourth church on this site, shaped like a tent to echo the tabernacle of the Old Testament
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah,
St. George’s Church, Penang: the oldest church in Southeast Asia built as Anglican from the start
St. George’s Church, George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. George Town, Penang,
Christ Church Melaka: painted red in 1911 for a reason no historical record actually explains
Christ Church Melaka, Malaysia. Photo: Matthias Bethke, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Melaka, Malesia · costruita dagli olandesi 1741-1753
San Sebastian Cathedral, Bacolod: built with coral stone and convict labor in the heart of the Philippines’ sugar country
San Sebastian Cathedral, Bacolod City, Philippines. Photo: Lenseyephotography, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Bacolod City, Filippine · costruita 1876-1882
Jaro Cathedral: reportedly the only Marian image in the Philippines crowned by a Pope in person, not by his legate
Jaro Cathedral (Our Lady of the Candles), Iloilo City, Philippines. Photo: Eduardojr5, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Iloilo City,
Basilica of Peñafrancia, Naga: a devotion that crossed an ocean, and a festival that once ended in tragedy on a collapsing bridge
Basilica Minore de Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia, Naga City, Philippines. Photo: Totle12, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Naga City,
Vigan Cathedral: its freestanding bell tower, built apart so an earthquake couldn’t bring down both, was itself damaged by one in 2022
St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral (Vigan Cathedral), Philippines. Photo: Luzviminda7641, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Filippine · edificio attuale