The Our Lady of Carmel Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen ) also called Cartago Cathedral[2] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Cartago in the homonymous canton of the Central American country of Costa Rica. Not to be confused with a church of the same name in the city of Cartago in Colombia.
| Our Lady of Carmel Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen | |
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| Location | Cartago |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the seat of the diocese of Cartago in Costa Rica (Dioecesis Carthaginensis in Costa Rica) that was created in May 2005 by the then Pope Benedict XVI through the bull "Saepe contingit". This temple is one of the 2 most important churches of the town, with the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels (Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles).[3]
Its history dates back to the parish church, which was built between 1954 and 1960[4] with Enrique Bolaños as the local priest during that time. Currently, it is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop José Francisco Ulloa Rojas.
See also
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edit- ^ Cathedral of Our Lady of Carmel
- ^ Tel.2222-6742, RIIAL - COSTA RICA - Tec: Osvaldo Castro Alfaro. "Diócesis de Cartago - IGLESIACR". www.iglesiacr.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ DK (2014-09-01). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Costa Rica. Penguin. ISBN 9781465432681.
- ^ "Porte della Misericordia". www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va. Retrieved 2016-10-17.