St. Ann Cathedral, Feira de Santana

The St. Ann Cathedral[1] (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de Sant'Ana) Also Feira de Santana Cathedral[2] Is the name that receives a religious building that belongs to the Catholic Church and is in the city of Feira de Santana in the municipality and metropolitan region of the same name, part of the state of Bahia in the South American country of Brazil.[3]

St. Ann Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana de Sant'Ana
LocationFeira de Santana
Country Brazil
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the cathedral and archbishop's seat of the archdiocese of Feira de Santana (Archidioecesis Fori S. Annae) which was created in 1962 through the bull "Novae Ecclesiae" by Pope John XXIII. It is also the seat of the homonymous parish, which is located specifically in the Góes Calmon street, Centro district, in the Monsenhor Renato de Andrade Galvão Square.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro.

Protected status

The St. Ann Cathedral was listed as a historic structure by the State of Bahia in 1991 as historic site (tombo processo) no. 015/91.[4]

See also
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References
  1. Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Ann
  2. Bahia, Instituto Genealógico da (2005-01-01). Revista do Instituto Genealógico da Bahia (in Portuguese). The Institute.
  3. Júnior, Alcino Izzo (2001-01-01). Brazilian cultural landscape, Mid-West Region (in Portuguese). Editora Terceiro Nome. ISBN 9788587556080.
  4. "Bens Culturais Tombados e Registrados pelo Estado da Bahia Território 19 – PORTAL DO SERTÃO" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Salvador, Bahia: IPAC – Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia. 2009. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

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