Cathedral Parish is a southeast freguesia of the Macau Peninsula. It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau after Our Lady Fatima Parish.
Its western part is the historic financial centre of Macau. Praia Grande Central Business District (南灣中心商業區) is in south-central part of the district. All of the banks (over 20) in Macau have offices here.
Quality restaurants, 4-star and 5-star hotels are mostly located in this district. High-rise buildings are located on the eastern part, which was reclaimed from sea. The eastern edge is the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal.
- Area: 1.43 km² (21% of the peninsula)
- Population: 29,000 (least populated region on the peninsula)
- Population density: 20,881 persons per km² (the least on the peninsula)
Famous quotes containing the words cathedral and/or parish:
“That great Cathedral space which was childhood.”
—Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
“When the deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls, and the stars begin to flicker in the sky,”
—Mitchell Parish (1901–1993)