Notable church · Guinea Bissau
Bissau Cathedral
Catedral Católica de Nossa Senhora da Candelária
Bissau Cathedral is a church in Guinea Bissau.
Bissau Cathedral: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Bissau Cathedral
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun packed.
How to reach Bissau Cathedral — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 11.86008, -15.58110. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bissau Cathedral
- Fortaleza de São José da Amura · fort · ~0 km · Must-see
- Museu Etnográfico · museum · ~1 km · Must-see
- Igreja de São José · church · Bolama Region · ~42 km · Must-see
- Société Comerciale de l' Ouest Africain · fort · ~0 km
- Benjamim Corrêa · fort · ~0 km
- Augusto d'Oliveira · fort · ~0 km
- Baluarte da Balança · fort · ~0 km
- Mercado Central · fort · ~0 km
- Jardim Teixeira Pinto · fort · ~0 km
- Antigo mercado (1910s) · fort · ~0 km
- Museu Militar da Luta de Libertação Nacional · museum · ~0 km
- Casa Gouveia · fort · ~0 km
- Sociedade Comercial Ultramarina · fort · ~0 km
- Baluarte da Onça · fort · ~0 km
- Monumento a Honório Barreto · fort · ~0 km
- Antiga porta das muralhas da vila de Bissau · fort · ~0 km
- Baluarte da Puana · fort · ~0 km
- Mausoleum of Amílcar Cabral · fort · ~0 km
Other churches near Bissau Cathedral
- Igreja de São José · church · Bolama Region · ~42 km · Must-see
- Bethel Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church · church · ~1 km
- Igreja do Carmo · church · ~1 km
- Igreja São Antonio de Bandim · church · ~2 km
- Igreja São José · church · ~3 km
- Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus · church · ~4 km
- Missione Francescana di Nhoma · church · Oio Region · ~9 km
- Igreja de Djal · church · Biombo Region · ~11 km
- Igreja São Antonio · church · Cacheu Region · ~38 km
- Capela do Cemitério · church · Bolama Region · ~41 km
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Frequently asked
Is Bissau Cathedral open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Bissau Cathedral yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Bissau Cathedral?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Bissau Cathedral?
Nearby: Fortaleza de São José da Amura (fort, 0 km), Museu Etnográfico (museum, 1 km), Igreja de São José (church, 42 km), Société Comerciale de l' Ouest Africain (fort, 0 km), Benjamim Corrêa (fort, 0 km), Augusto d'Oliveira (fort, 0 km).
Is Bissau Cathedral worth visiting?
Bissau Cathedral is listed as a notable church in Guinea Bissau on Spotwander.