The cathedral, completed in 1958, is one of the more characterful buildings to survive in central Pointe-Noire — a wide, low-slung concrete structure with a separate freestanding bell tower, in the late-colonial modernist style that turned up across French-speaking Africa in the 1950s. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire and the principal Catholic church in the city.
The interior is cooler and quieter than the streets outside. Stained-glass windows by French artists. Mass is well-attended, particularly the Sunday morning Mass with the choir, which is worth catching even if you are not a worshipper. Avenue Charles de Gaulle, central Pointe-Noire.