Co-Cathedral of Chilapa explained

Co-Cathedral of the Assumption
Other Name:Concatedral de la Ascensión
Coordinates:17.5923°N -99.178°W
Location:Chilapa
Country: Mexico
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church

The Co-Cathedral of the Assumption[1] (Spanish; Castilian: Concatedral de la Ascensión), also known as Chilapa Cathedral,[2] is the main Catholic church in the city of Chilapa[3] in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, and the second in the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa. It is dedicated to the Virgin of the Assumption.

By orders of Monsignor Ramón Ibarra y González, the construction of the large Chilapa temple was ordered. It was destroyed by a fire in 1930. The then-bishop of Chilapa ordered to oversee its reconstruction, who resumed the construction and finished the church.

The cathedral of Chilapa became the fourth most important cathedral in the country.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/northamerica/3969.htmv Co-Cathedral of the Assumption in Chilapa
  2. Book: M, Juvenal Jaramillo. Hacia una iglesia beligerante: la gestión episcopal de Fray Antonio de San Miguel en Michoacán, 1784-1804, los proyectos ilustrados y las defensas canónicas. 1996-01-01. El Colegio de Michoacán A.C.. 9789686959451. es.
  3. Book: Directorio de la iglesia en Mexico. Romero. José Antonio. 1952.