Holy Resurrection Cathedral
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), in Chiyoda, Tokyo, is the main cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church.
| Holy Resurrection Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Holy Resurrection Cathedral | |
| Nickolai Cathedral | |
東京復活大聖堂 | |
Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral also known as Nikorai-do | |
| Location | Chiyoda ward Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox (Russian Orthodox Church) |
| Website | nikolaido |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Founded | 8 March 1891 |
| Founder(s) | St. Nicholas of Japan |
| Past bishop(s) | Daniel (Nushiro), Theodosius Nagashima, Vladimir Nagosky, Sergius (Tikhomirov) |
| Associated people | Fr Paul Sawabe, Yakov Tikhai, Victor Pokrovsky |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Shinito Okada (current building) |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Byzantine Revival architecture |
| Years built | 1929 (current building) (1891) |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Japanese Orthodox Archdiocese of Tokyo |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Metropolitan Seraphim (Tsujie) of All Japan and Archbishop of Tokyo. |
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