Quito Metropolitan Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Quito), is a Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia (La Plaza Grande), it (and its predecessor building) served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese. In 1995, it was elevated to the Cathedral of Ecuador, making it the seniormost Catholic church in the country.[2]
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Quito Metropolitan Cathedral Catedral Metropolitana de Quito (in Spanish) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Province | Province of Quito |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Metropolitan cathedral |
Leadership | Archbishop Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. |
Year consecrated | 1545 |
Location | |
Location | Quito, Ecuador |
Geographic coordinates | 0°13′13″S 78°30′51″W |
Architecture | |
Type | Christian basilical church |
Style | Baroque, Gothic-Mudéjar, Neoclassical |
Groundbreaking | 1535[1] |
Completed | 1799 |
Direction of façade | Northwest |
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