St. James Cathedral, Valparaíso

The St. James Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de Santiago en Valparaíso) also called Valparaíso Cathedral[2][3] is a cathedral church of Catholic worship, seat of the Diocese of Valparaíso,[4] in Chile. It is located in El Almendral neighborhood, on the east side of the Plaza de la Victoria and on the flat land of the city.

St. James Cathedral
Catedral de Santiago
LocationValparaíso
Country Chile
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Architecture
Architectural typechurch

Currently, the church also serves as parish church for the Holy Spirit Parish, whose former religious centre also faced the square but was built on another site. The wedding of Captain Arturo Prat and Carmela Carvajal was celebrated at the former church.

The church building, Gothic in style, was built from 1910 to 1950 on land donated by Juana Ross Edwards. It was restored after the earthquakes of 1971 and 1985.

See also
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References
  1. "Catedral de Santiago, Valparaíso, Chile". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  2. Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Chile (in Spanish). Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
  3. Allamand, Ana Francisca (2009-01-01). Terremotos (in Spanish). Museo Histórico Nacional de Chile. ISBN 9789563160512.
  4. "VALPARAÍSO". 2012-10-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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