St. Joseph's Cathedral, Gualeguaychú

St. Joseph's Cathedral
Catedral de San José de Gualeguaychú
33°00′30″S 58°30′51″W / 33.0082°S 58.5141°W / -33.0082; -58.5141Coordinates: 33°00′30″S 58°30′51″W / 33.0082°S 58.5141°W / -33.0082; -58.5141
Location Gualeguaychú
Country  Argentina
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Joseph's Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de San José de Gualeguaychú)[2] also the Gualeguaychú Cathedral, is a religious building in Argentina[3] that serves as the headquarters of the Catholic Diocese of the city of Gualeguaychú,[4] which is located in the province of Entre Ríos. The diocese is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraná.

The first stone was placed on May 30, 1863 under the patronage and in the presence of then-governor-general Justo José de Urquiza. It was inaugurated and consecrated in 1890 by the parish priest Luis N. Palma.

The temple was originally a parish church but was elevated to the status of Cathedral on June 29, 1957, through the bull "adoranda Cuandoquidem" of then Pope Pius XII.

The cathedral is located on San José Street 25. It has the shape of a Latin cross and an octagonal cupola on the cruise. Eclectic style, which was the mainstream of the time, has beautiful architectural lines and has a neoclassical facade with a portal with columns crowned by a low triangular pediment and flanked by two towers. Each bell tower is crowned with a small elongated dome, crowned by a cross.

It preserves among other treasures, an image of the Our Lady of the Rosary of more than 170 years of antiquity.

See also

The city and the Cathedral circa 1900

References

  1. ↑ Catedral San José
  2. ↑ Paternidad que perdura: sacerdotes fallecidos en 100 años (in Spanish). José Luis Kaufmann. 1999.
  3. ↑ Guia turistica Argentina (in Spanish). ACA. 2004. ISBN 9789875290464.
  4. ↑ Guía eclesiástica argentina (in Spanish). Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina. 2000.
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