Mar del Plata Cathedral explained

Mar del Plata Cathedral
Fullname:Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Cecilia
Native Name:Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia
Native Name Lang:Spanish
Coordinates:-37.9992°N -57.5492°W
Location:Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Country:Argentina
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Website:http://www.catedralmardelplata.org.ar
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Pedro Benoit
Style:Neogothic
Groundbreaking:1893
Completed Date:1905
Length:67m (220feet)
Width:20m (70feet)
Spire Quantity:1
Spire Height:60m (200feet)
Bells:5

The Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Cecilia (Spanish; Castilian: Basílica Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia) is a Roman Catholic church building in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Built in Neogothic style, it is dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle and St. Cecilia.

Declared a minor basilica by Pius XI in 1924, upon the creation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata in 1957 it became its cathedral church.[1]

References

Book: Brandolini, Ana María . May 2016 . La Catedral de Mar del Plata, Basílica de los santos Pedro y Cecilia . Mar del Plata . 978-987-42-0732-6 . (IN SPANISH)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obispado de Mar del Plata - Patrimonio arquitectónico. 13 June 2015.