Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Explained

Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Other Name:Spanish; Castilian: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Pushpin Map:Ecuador Galápagos Islands
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Location:Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Country: Ecuador
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church
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The Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1] (Spanish; Castilian: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción), also called Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristóbal Island, the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.[2]

The cathedral follows the Roman rite and serves as the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Galápagos, created by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 July 2008[3] based on the territory of the former prefecture of Galapagos had Pope Pius XII established in 1950. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the apostolic vicar Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/southamerica/2869.htm Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
  2. Web site: Apostolic Vicariate of Galápagos, Ecuador. www.gcatholic.org. 2016-07-29.
  3. Web site: Papa nombra a Áureo Patricio Bonilla nuevo vicario apostólico de Galápagos. UNIVERSO. EL. es. 2016-07-29.
  4. Web site: Nuevo vicario apostólico de Galápagos Ordo Fratrum Minorum. www.ofm.org. 2016-07-29. dead. https://archive.today/20160418154729/http://www.ofm.org/ofm/?p=6075&lang=es. 2016-04-18.