for the building to be restored for Quelimane's 75-year anniversary as a city. Per the agreement, the Catholic diocese would retain ownership of the cathedral, which would become a cultural and educational center. On 19 November 2017, Bishop Hilário da Cruz Massinga estimated the total cost of the restoration project at €500,000. Architecture The cathedral is built in Portuguese colonial style, and its design was reportedly based on the Sé Cathedral in Goa, India. It has been described as in the Mannerist and Indo-Portuguese traditions. A "magnificent" yet "austere" building, it has been compared to the 17th-century Church of Our Lady of Nazareth in Luanda, and the 18th-century Church of Our Lady of Pópulo in Benguela, both in Angola. The cathedral faces the Quelimane River. A stout building, its facade consists of a pediment flanked by two domed bell towers. The building's sides include covered galleries, which are commonly featured in Indian churches. Ordinaries During the church's period as the cathedral from 1954 to 1976, it served as the seat of the Bishop of Quelimane. Those two ordinaries are as follows: Francisco Nunes Teixeira (1955–1975) Bernardo Filipe Governo, OFMCap (1976–1976) Burials The Old Cathedral of Quelimane holds six tombs dating from the 19th-century, including several children. The first to be buried in the church was Captain Mor (1795-1843), whose four children constructed the tomb. The next, Maria Joana da Cunha, died in Quelimane just before her 16th birthday in 1846. Her husband, Manuel Velosa da Rocha, arranged for her to be entombed in the church. In 1855, 1½-year-old Emília António Generoso was buried. Two-year-old Carlos Fortunato Generoso was buried in the cathedral by his parents, Emília de Assunção Generoso and Cristóvão Colombo, a noted sailor and cartographer. The last to be buried in the church was Father Francisco, a Goan priest, born in 1820, who arrived in Quelimane in 1845. He was named vicar of the church by royal decree in 1847, and named a member of the Order of Christ in 1858. His tomb was commissioned by his brother, Joaquim Henrique da Nazaret. See also List of cathedrals in Mozambique References Buildings and structures in Zambezia Province Churches completed in 1786 Roman Catholic cathedrals in Mozambique Roman Catholic churches in Mozambique Quelimane 1776 establishments in Portuguese Mozambique Portuguese colonial architecture in Mozambique