Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Abuja Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Abuja The Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral also called Abuja Cathedral Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located on the Funmilayo Kuti street in Garki in the city of Abuja the capital of the African country of Nigeria. It serves as the Procathedral or temporary cathedral of Abuya, and is expected to be replaced by the Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles in the same city when it is completed. Initially it was called «Church of All Saints» and had its first priest in 1983. The church
Abuja the late 1980s. The master plan for Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was developed by International Planning Associates (IPA), a consortium of three American firms: Planning Research Corporation; Wallace, McHarg, Roberts and Todd; and Archisystems, a division of the Hughes Organization. The master plan for Abuja defined the general structure and major design elements of the city that are visible in its current form. More detailed design of the central areas of the capital, particularly its monumental core, was accomplished by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, with his team of city planners at Kenzo Tange and Urtec company. Most