Hermosillo Cathedral Explained

Hermosillo Cathedral
Fullname:Catedral de la Asunción
Location:Hermosillo, Sonora
Country:Mexico
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Founded Date:1877
Founder:Bishop Herculano López de la Mora
Dedication:The Assumption of Mary
Consecrated Date:September 24, 1908
Past Bishop:José Ulises Macías Salcedo
Status:Cathedral
Functional Status:Active
Architectural Type:Cathedral
Style:Baroque Revival, Gothic Revival and Neoclassical.
Groundbreaking:1887.
Completed Date:September 24, 1908.
Height:30m (100feet)
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo
Archbishop:Ruy Rendón Leal
Priestincharge:Manuel Lizarraga Ruiz
Vicar:Lauro Evaristo Alvarado

Hermosillo Cathedral or the Assumption Cathedral (locally called "La Catedral" or "La Catedral de la Asunción") stands 30 meters tall as the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo and one of the most emblematic buildings of the Mexican city of Hermosillo.

Before the actual building was built, there was a smaller chapel, built in the 18th century. The current structure had to be built as the previous building was too small for the congregation. The building was supported by the then Bishop Herculano López de la Mora, and was consecrated in 1908 while still unfinished. The dome was completed in 1963.

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