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Ciudad Guzmán Cathedral

Coordinates: 19°42′14″N 103°27′47″W / 19.703764°N 103.463112°W / 19.703764; -103.463112
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St. Joseph Cathedral
Catedral de San José
Map
LocationCiudad Guzmán
Country Mexico
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán
Clergy
Bishop(s)Braulio Rafael León Villegas

The St. Joseph Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de San José) Also Ciudad Guzmán Cathedral[2] It is a Catholic cathedral in Mexico[3] that serves as the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán and the seat of its bishop. Built at the end of the 19th century, it was completed around 1900.

The current cathedral was built in 1866. The first stone was laid on May 27, 1866, by the then parish priest, Antonio Zuniga Ibarra. It was consecrated on October 8, 1900.[citation needed]

See also

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Internal view

References

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  1. ^ Cathedral of St. Joseph
  2. ^ Terríquez, Ernesto (1992-01-01). Colima al final del segundo milenio (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Colima.
  3. ^ M, Víctor Hugo Garduño; Muñiz, Alicia Cuevas; Torres, Rogelio Javier Escamilla (1998-01-01). Descripción histórica de la sismicidad en Colima, Jalisco, y Michoacán (in Spanish). Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. ISBN 9789687376905.

19°42′14″N 103°27′47″W / 19.703764°N 103.463112°W / 19.703764; -103.463112