St. Philip's Cathedral, San Felipe

St. Philip's Cathedral
Catedral de San Felipe
Location San Felipe
Country  Chile
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Philip's Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Felipe) Also San Felipe Cathedral[2] Is a temple of the Catholic Church, which serves as the episcopal seat of the Diocese of San Felipe de Aconcagua in Chile.[3] It is located in the city of San Felipe (Region of Valparaíso), in front of the Plaza de Armas.

Founded in 1740, with the foundation of the city, as the main church of Aconcagua, its first pastor was Doctor Don José de Rojas y Ovalle, existing antecedents that go back to 1729 with the functioning of the Doctrine of Aconcagua and Putaendo.

In 1845, the Don José de los Dolores Villarroel decides to undertake the reconstruction of the parish church of San Felipe, carrying out this work supported exclusively by the parishioners, the works were completed in 1850.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. Philip in San Felipe
  2. ↑ Boletín de las sesiones (in Spanish). Impr. Nacional. 1972-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Iglesia Catedral de San Felipe - CMN. Catálogo. Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales. Gobierno de Chile". www.monumentos.cl. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
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Coordinates: 32°45′01″S 70°43′27″W / 32.7502°S 70.7243°W / -32.7502; -70.7243

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