St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral, San Felipe

The St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol), also known as San Felipe Cathedral[2] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located on 7th Avenue between Caracas Avenue and 9 Street, in the city of San Felipe, in the municipality of San Felipe, the capital of Yaracuy State[3] in the Central-Western Region of South American country of Venezuela.[4]

For other uses, see St. Philip's Cathedral.
St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral
San Felipe Cathedral
Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
LocationSan Felipe
Country Venezuela
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the headquarters of the Diocese of San Felipe (Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) that was created on October 7, 1966 when Pope Paul VI issued the Bull Ex tempore quo. The current building was completed in 1973 and replaced an older structure dating from the colonial era. Its design by architect Erasmo Calvani.[5]

Not to be confused with a temple of the same name located in San Felipe, Chile.

See also

References
  1. "Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol, San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela (Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle in San Felipe)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. 5 [i.e. Cinco] años de cambio: pacificación y desarrollo en el gobierno de Rafael Caldera, 1969-1974 (in Spanish). 1975-01-01.
  3. Información, Venezuela Oficina Central de (1973-01-01). Yaracuy (in Spanish). Oficina Central de Información.
  4. Maddicks, Russell (2010-12-15). Venezuela: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841622996.
  5. "Catedral de San Felipe" (in Spanish). 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

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