Holy Cross Cathedral, Honiara Holy Cross Cathedral, Honiara The Holy Cross Cathedral also called Catholic Cathedral of Honiara Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Honiara on the Guadalcanal Island capital of the Solomon Islands a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Its history goes back to 1957 when a church was constructed that would be the first pro-cathedral or temporary cathedral dedicated to the Holy Cross in the place where Alvaro de Mendaña a Spanish navigator that carried out two expeditions to the Pacific «discovering» the Solomon Islands, is believed
Honiara in Nomasu Nakaguma's infantry battalions as they tried to approach the Marine lines. Both sides incurred heavy losses during the events of the overall battle, especially the Japanese attackers. After an attempt to deliver further reinforcements failed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942, Japan conceded defeat in the struggle for the island and evacuated many of its remaining forces by the first week of February 1943. The Quonset hut built by the Americans can still be seen in the back lanes of the town and numerous memorials give testament to the war. Honiara officially became the capital