Our Lady of Rosary Cathedral, Cafayate

The Our Lady of Rosary Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cafayate) Also Cafayate Cathedral[2] It is a religious monument of Argentina,[3] seat of the Catholic bishopric of Cafayate, suffragan of the archbishopric of Salta. It is located in the city of Cafayate,[4] province of Salta. It is organized in fact as a territorial prelature.

Our Lady of Rosary Cathedral
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cafayate
26.0728°S 65.9790°W / -26.0728; -65.9790
LocationCafayate
Country Argentina
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The construction of the structure dates from the year 1885. The objective was to find a new site to replace the old building that was falling into ruins.

The cathedral is made up of five naves. There are only three such structures that survive in South America. The building is dedicated as its name indicates to Our Lady of the Rosary, it follows the Roman or Latin rite and it is under the responsibility of the Bishop Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal.


  • Exterior
  • Interior
  • Interior
  • Interior


See also

References
  1. Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
  2. Estudio socio-económico y cultural de Salta (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Salta, Consejo de Investigación. 1984.
  3. Guía eclesiástica argentina (in Spanish). Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina. 2000.
  4. Aeberhard, Danny; Benson, Andrew; Guides, Rough; Phillips, Lucy (2000). The Rough Guide to Argentina. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858285696.


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