Holy Resurrection Cathedral

Holy Resurrection Cathedral
Tokyo Holy Resurrection Cathedral
Nickolai Cathedral
東京復活大聖堂
Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral also known as Nikorai-do
LocationChiyoda ward Tokyo
CountryJapan
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Websitenikolaido.org
History
StatusCathedral
Founded8 March 1891 (1891-03-08)
Founder(s)St. Nicholas of Japan
DedicationResurrection of Jesus
Consecrated15 December 1929
Past bishop(s)Daniel (Nushiro), Theodosius Nagashima, Vladimir Nagosky, Sergius (Tikhomirov)
Associated peopleFr Paul Sawabe, Yakov Tikhai, Victor Pokrovsky
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeCathedral
StyleByzantine Revival architecture
Completed
  • 1891
  • 1929 (current building)
Administration
ProvinceRussian Orthodox Church
ArchdioceseJapanese Orthodox Archdiocese of Tokyo
Clergy
ArchbishopMetropolitan Seraphim (Tsujie) of All Japan and Archbishop of Tokyo.

The Holy Resurrection Cathedral (復活大聖堂, fukkatsu daiseidō, Russian: Токийский собор Воскресения), also known as Nikorai-do (ニコライ堂, nikorai-dō), is the main cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church, located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.