Lima Metropolitan Cathedral
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The Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima and Primate of Peru, otherwise Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the Plaza Mayor of downtown Lima, Peru. This third and current Cathedral of Lima was built between 1602 and 1797. It is dedicated to St John, Apostle and Evangelist.
Church in Lima Province, Peru
| Lima Metropolitan Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima and Primate of Peru | |
Cathedral from the Plaza Mayor | |
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| 12°02′49″S 77°01′47″W | |
| Location | Plaza Mayor de Lima, Lima, Lima Province |
| Country | Peru |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Authorising papal bull | 1541 |
| Consecrated | 1540 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Francisco Becerra, Juan Martínez de Arrona, Juan Rher, Matías Maestro |
| Style | Renaissance, Gothic, Neoclassical, Baroque and Plateresque |
| Groundbreaking | 1602 |
| Completed | 1797 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of towers | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima (since 1541) |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio |
| Bishop(s) | Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Bishop Emeritus |