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| fullname = | image = Nuku Hiva - Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Taiohae - 20061109.jpg | imagesize = 200px | imagelink = | imagealt = Two identical church towers with pointed spires | caption = | coordinates = | location = Taiohae | country = Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | denomination = Roman Catholic | groundbreaking = | completed date = | consecrated date = | status = Cathedral | architect = | functional status = Active | style = | parish = | archdiocese = Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata | archbishop = Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier }} Notre Dame Cathedral (; ''フランス語:Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Marquises'') is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata. It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital city on the island of Nuku Hiva.〔 〕 The construction of the cathedral began in 1973 on the site of an earlier 19th-century church by the same name. The new cathedral opened in 1977. It is the largest church on the Marquesas Islands.〔 〕 ==History== In the 19th century, France began expanding its colonial empire into Asia and the Pacific Islands, conquering Tahuata in 1842. Soon, the rest of the Marquesas Islands fell under French rule. Even though the colonial administrators chose to focus most of their resources on Tahiti—believing it was the more valuable of the two islands—Catholic missionaries, nevertheless, continued spreading the faith. Their persistence paid off and an apostolic vicariate was established on May 9, 1848. Construction of the cathedral most likely started after this time. It was built on land that was treated as sacred ground by the ancient Marquesans and was completed in the later part of the 19th century. Almost a century later, construction on a new cathedral commenced in 1973; it was completed four years later in 1977. The two bell towers and a section of the wall from the old cathedral were preserved and are now utilized as part of the entrance to the cathedral compound.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Notre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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