Ciudad Guzmán Cathedral Explained

St. Joseph Cathedral
Other Name:Catedral de San José
Location:Ciudad Guzmán
Country: Mexico
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán
Bishop:Braulio Rafael León Villegas

The St. Joseph Cathedral[1] (Spanish; Castilian: Catedral de San José) Also Ciudad Guzmán Cathedral[2] It is a Catholic cathedral in Mexico[3] that serves as the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán and the seat of its bishop. Built at the end of the 19th century, it was completed around 1900.

The current cathedral was built in 1866. The first stone was laid on May 27, 1866, by the then parish priest, Antonio Zuniga Ibarra. It was consecrated on October 8, 1900.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/northamerica/2726.htm Cathedral of St. Joseph
  2. Book: Terríquez, Ernesto. Colima al final del segundo milenio. 1992-01-01. Gobierno del Estado de Colima. es.
  3. Book: Descripción histórica de la sismicidad en Colima, Jalisco, y Michoacán. M. Víctor Hugo Garduño. Muñiz. Alicia Cuevas. Torres. Rogelio Javier Escamilla. 1998-01-01. Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. 9789687376905. es.