St. Sebastian Cathedral, Leopoldina

St. Sebastian Cathedral
Catedral São Sebastião
Location Leopoldina
Country  Brazil
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Sebastian Cathedral[1] (Portuguese: Catedral São Sebastião) Also Leopoldina Cathedral[2] It is a Catholic church located in the city of Leopoldina,[3] in the state of Minas Gerais in the South American country of Brazil.[4] Consecrated to St. Sebastian is also the Episcopal Diocese of Leopoldina.

It is located in the Dom Helvecio square of the cathedral district, which houses a parish that has 3 chapels dependent on it: Chapel of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Chapel of St. Peter.

The parish of St. Sebastian was created 27 of April 1854, when the elevation of the district of St. Sebastian created the city of Leopoldina. When it was created, the parish was subordinated to the then Diocese of Rio de Janeiro. On July 16, 1897, by decision of Pope Leo XIII happened to be subordinate to the then diocese of Mariana.

On March 28, 1942, with the creation of the Diocese of Leopoldina, the church was elevated to a cathedral category, but its construction was completed only until 1965.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. Sebastian
  2. ↑ "Paróquia da Catedral de São Sebastião - Leopoldina". Diocese de Leopoldina. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  3. ↑ Os Almeidas, os Britos e os Netos em Leopoldina, MG (in Portuguese). 1966-01-01.
  4. ↑ Revista eclesiástica brasileira (in Portuguese). Editora Vozes Ltda. 1990-01-01.
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Coordinates: 21°31′57″S 42°38′35″W / 21.5325°S 42.6431°W / -21.5325; -42.6431

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