Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto, Punto Fijo

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto[1] (Spanish: Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto de Punto Fijo) or The Cathedral Church of Punto Fijo,[2] is located in the Comercio street in the center of Punto Fijo in Falcon state, in the north of the South American country of Venezuela. It belongs to the Diocese of Punto Fijo[3] (Dioecesis Punctifixensis) which is based and was founded in 1951, being elevated to Cathedral in 1997.

Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Coromoto de Punto Fijo
LocationPunto Fijo
Country Venezuela
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The first priest assigned to the city of Punto Fijo was Father Andrés M. Santiago S.J. in 1947 it is who motivates the faithful to build the temple. With different funds obtained through diferetes activities and collaborations requested to workers in Creole and Shell refineries, it was possible to buy the land. 1949 began the construction of the bases.

On September 8, 1951 is officially stands as Parish Our Lady of Coromoto and Father Andrew was appointed parish priest Monsignor Francisco José Iturriza.

See also

References
  1. Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto in Punto Fijo
  2. "Este 7 de junio Punto Fijo recuerda la partida de Monseñor Juan María Leonardi". lamanana.com.ve. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. "Diócesis de Punto Fijo prepara programación para Semana Mayor". Diario Nuevo Día Digital. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-21.

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