St. Dominic Cathedral, Moquegua

The St. Dominic Co-Cathedral[1] (also known as Moquegua Cathedral; Spanish: Concatedral de Santo Domingo en Moquegua),[2] is the main Catholic church in the city of Moquegua in Peru.[3] It is a property of the Catholic Church. It is located in the Plaza de armas de Moquegua.

Internal view
St. Dominic Cathedral
Concatedral de Santo Domingo en Moquegua
LocationMoquegua
Country Peru
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua

It is a co-cathedral that follows the Roman or Latin rite and is one of the two co-cathedrals owned by the Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua (Dioecesis Tacnensis et Moqueguensis) that was created in 1944 by Pope Pius XII through the bull Nihil potius et Antiquius.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Marco Antonio Cortez Lara.

See also

References
  1. Co-Cathedral of St. Dominic
  2. Almanaque de Moquegua (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Oficina Departamental de Estadística e Informática-Moquegua. 2001-01-01.
  3. "Catedral de Santo Domingo". www.enperu.org. Retrieved 2016-11-30.

17.1940°S 70.9337°W / -17.1940; -70.9337

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