Christ the King Cathedral is a

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church in

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. It is the

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of the

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. The current bishop is

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, SVD.

History

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visited the cathedral on 13 September 1988.

Mass schedule

Mass is held Monday through Friday at 6:45 am and 5:00 pm. Saturday Mass in at 8:00 am in English, and Sunday Mass is held three times: 7:30 am in English, 10:00 am in

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, and 5:00 pm in English.

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Christ the King Cathedral at GCatholic.org
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History

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