| Cathedral of San Sebastián | |
| Fullname: | Catedral de San Sebastián en Cochabamba |
| Coordinates: | -17.3945°N -66.1571°W |
| Location: | Cochabamba |
| Country: | Bolivia |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Bull Date: | 1847 |
| Archdiocese: | Archdiocese of Cochabamba |
| Archbishop: | Archbishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. |
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian (Spanish; Castilian: '''Catedral Metropolitana San Sebastián''') is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Cochabamba. It is located in the Plaza 14 de Septiembre in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[1]
The original structure was begun in 1571, atop the foundations of the 14th century Villa de Oropeza, making it the oldest structure in the valley.[2] In 1618, the church administrators agreed to build a bigger church, both to renovate the deteriorating building and to accommodate the increasing populace. The current building was built in 1701 atop the foundation of the previous one.[3] Construction was completed in 1735.
In September 2012, the cathedral was declared a National Heritage Site by the Senate of Bolivia.[4]
The cathedral's facade is a fusion of Spanish baroque and indigenous Bolivian styles. It has a Renaissance Latin Cross style groundplan. The structure itself is built of stone and adobe masonry, with the domes and vaults made with brick and lime mortar, ornamented with ceramic tiling.