Mar del Plata Cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Cecilia (Spanish: Basílica Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia) is a Roman Catholic church building in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
| Mar del Plata Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Cecilia | |
Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia | |
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| 37°59′57″S 57°32′57″W | |
| Location | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.catedralmardelplata.org.ar |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Pedro Benoit |
| Style | Neogothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1893 |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 67 meters (220 ft) |
| Width | 20 meters (66 ft) |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Spire height | 60 meters (200 ft) |
| Bells | 5 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata |
Built in Neogothic style, it is dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle and St. Cecilia.
Declared a Minor Basilica by Pius XI in 1924, upon the creation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata in 1957 it became its Cathedral church.[1]
References
Brandolini, Ana María (May 2016). La Catedral de Mar del Plata, Basílica de los santos Pedro y Cecilia. Mar del Plata. ISBN 978-987-42-0732-6. (IN SPANISH)
- "Obispado de Mar del Plata - Patrimonio arquitectónico". Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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