Ciudad Juárez Cathedral

Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Ciudad Juárez
Location Ciudad Juárez
Country  Mexico
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Ciudad Juárez) Also Ciudad Juárez Cathedral[2] Is the name that receives a Catholic temple dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe, that is located in Ciudad Juárez in the border state of Chihuahua,[3] in Mexico, in the area called Historical Center. It was built in the middle of the second half of the twentieth century and is annexed to the old and still preserved Franciscan mission, founded in the 17th century, in the then Paso del Norte.

The first temple of the area, still preserved, was erected by the order of the Franciscans who began to Christianize the natives. On December 8, 1659, Fray García de San Francisco founded the Guadalupe de los Mansos Mission in the Paso del Norte river. The place came to take importance, since it became to be capital of the kingdom of New Mexico, from 1681 to 1693.

With the growth of the city, already entered the twentieth century, at the initiative of Father Baudelio Pelayo, annexed to the temple, the new cathedral was built. This was consecrated in the year 1941.

Completed the construction in the year of 1957, was designated soothes of Diocese of Ciudad Juárez.

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References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  2. ↑ Ipandro Acaico y el cardenal Miranda (in Spanish). M. Quesada Brandi. 1972-01-01.
  3. ↑ Hansen, Lawrence Douglas Taylor (1996-01-01). Guía general de las fuentes de la región Ciudad Juárez-El Paso para la investigación de la historia de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Centro de Estudios Regionales, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez.

Coordinates: 21°14′43″N 102°20′02″W / 21.2454°N 102.3340°W / 21.2454; -102.3340

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