Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Maturín

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel[1] or Cathedral of Maturín[2] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Maturín) It is a Catholic temple located in Maturín,[3] Monagas state, in Venezuela. It is one of the largest and best decorated churches in the country, plus the height of its domes, is considered the second highest in Latin America preceded by the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Maturín
Location	Maturín
Country	Venezuela
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

Its construction began on July 16, 1959, on the day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and was inaugurated 22 years later, on May 23, 1981.

Maturín City Council donated the land where the cathedral was built. The construction supervision was the then Ministry of Public Works. The pilot was executed by the contractor and the architect Francisco Baceta Ernesto Prall, who dealt with the design of the work and prepare the construction drawings and structural. The execution of the remaining 90% of the work was carried out by a construction company.

Due to the lack of budget the cathedral was completed in 1981. The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Urban Development contributed resources. Likewise did the presidents Rómulo Betancourt, Raúl Leoni, Rafael Caldera, Carlos Andrés Pérez and Luis Herrera Campins. The first bishop of the Diocese of Maturín; José Ramirez Antonio Salaverría fought for resources and continue construction, the cost of the cathedral was, at that time, 3 million bolivars.