Sacred Heart Cathedral, Suva

The Sacred Heart Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Suva, is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the Pratt Street in the City of Suva, the capital of the island nation of Fiji, specifically on the island of Viti Levu, in Fiji Central division.Suva Cathedral was built in 1902 with sandstone brought from quarries near Sydney, Australia. Its architecture is inspired by the churches of Rome in Italy. The building is covered with ornaments and stained glass and has a crypt in the basement.The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suva (Archidioecesis suvana) which was created in 1966 by Pope Paul VI by bull "Prophetarum voices". Not to be confused with the Church of the Sacred Heart in Levuka, which is Unesco heritage.