Tripoli Cathedral

Tripoli Cathedral
The cathedral in the 1960s
32°53′26″N 13°11′9″E / 32.89056°N 13.18583°E / 32.89056; 13.18583
LocationTripoli
CountryLibya
DenominationRoman Catholic Church (former)
ChurchmanshipLatin Rite
History
StatusChurch (19281970s)
Architecture
Functional status
  • Inactive;
  • Repurposed as a mosque
StyleRomanesque Revival
Groundbreakingc.1923
Completed1928
Specifications
Number of domesOne (cupola)
Dome height (outer)46 m (151 ft)
Number of towersOne (campanile)
Tower height60 m (200 ft)

The Tripoli Cathedral (Italian: La Cattedrale di Tripoli; Arabic: كاتدرائية طرابلس), is a former Roman Catholic cathedral located on what was called Piazza della Cattedrale in the city centre of Tripoli, the capital of Libya. Completed as a church in the 1920s during the Italian Libya colonial era, the building was repurposed as the Algeria Square Mosque in c.1970, and the square renamed as Algeria/Elgazayer Square (Maidan al Jazair/Maydan elgazayer).

The St. Francis Pro-Cathedral has served as the temporary cathedral for the Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli.