Christ the King Cathedral in Reykjavik was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, who also designed Hallgrímskirkja and Akureyrarkirkja. Icelandic Catholics were the client, since the growing community needed a larger church after World War I. The infobox and text both give July 23, 1929 as the consecration. The text gives no construction start date.
The article calls the style Neo-Gothic, with a flat top instead of a spire. It names no building materials, but much of the furniture came from J.W. Ramakers & Sons of Geleen in Holland. It says the St. Joseph altar was delivered in 1905, which predates the church and may be a dating error.
It was the largest church in Iceland when it was completed. It is an active basilica and the cathedral of the Diocese of Reykjavik, the only Catholic cathedral in Iceland, with services in Icelandic, Polish and English. The article gives no hours.
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