Sonsonate Cathedral

The Most Holy Trinity Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad) Also Sonsonate Cathedral[2] is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the city of Sonsonate in the department of the same name, in the western part of the Central American country of El Salvador.[3] As its name indicates this is dedicated to the mystery Christian of the Holy Trinity.

Most Holy Trinity Cathedral
Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad
LocationSonsonate
Country El Salvador
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The present building started as a parish, was blessed in 1887[4] and elevated to cathedral status in 1986. It is a temple that follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the main church of the diocese of Sonsonate (Dioecesis Sonsonatensis) which was created by The bull "De grege Christi" of the then Pope John Paul II.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Constantino Barrera Morales.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in El Salvador
  • Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (Sonsonate)
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References
  1. Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Sonsonate
  2. Trigueros, Alberto Guerra (1998-01-01). Poesía Versus Arte: Artículos y Conferencias (in Spanish). Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte. ISBN 9789992300077.
  3. Así es mi tierra (in Spanish). 1998-01-01.
  4. "Catedral de Sonsonate". El País | El Salvador (in Spanish). 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2017-01-31.

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