Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción | |
  Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
| 0°54′13.68000″S 89°36′40.28400″W / 0.9038000000°S 89.6111900000°W | |
| Location | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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The Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción), also called Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristóbal Island, the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.[2]
The cathedral follows the Roman rite and serves as the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Galápagos, created by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 July 2008[3] based on the territory of the former prefecture of Galapagos had Pope Pius XII established in 1950. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the apostolic vicar Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Galápagos, Ecuador". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ UNIVERSO, EL. "Papa nombra a Áureo Patricio Bonilla nuevo vicario apostólico de Galápagos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "Nuevo vicario apostólico de Galápagos | Ordo Fratrum Minorum". www.ofm.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-07-29.