St. Joseph's Cathedral
Catedral de San José
LocationMelipilla
Country Chile
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The Cathedral of St. Joseph[1] (Spanish: Catedral San José) or Melipilla Cathedral, located in Melipilla,[2] Santiago, Chile, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla.

The current structure replaced an earlier 18th century building that was destroyed in the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake.[3] It was elevated to cathedral status with the erection of the diocese by Pope John Paul II in 1991, and dedicated on April 30, 1992.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. Joseph in Melipilla
  2. ↑ Anuario de historia de la Iglesia en Chile (in Spanish). Seminario Pontificio Mayor. 2007-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Educarchile - Catedral antigua, Melipilla". www.educarchile.cl. Retrieved 2017-02-10.

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