Ciudad Altamirano Cathedral

The St. John the Baptist Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Juan Bautista) also Ciudad Altamirano Cathedral[2] is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico,[3] and is considered one of the most important religious monuments in the state built during the sixteenth century.

St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Catedral de San Juan Bautista
LocationCiudad Altamirano
Country Mexico
DenominationCatholic Church
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Ciudad Altamirano

It serves as the mother church of the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (Diocese Civitatis Altamirensis), created by Pope Paul VI in 1964 through the bull "Populo Dei". It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Maximino Martínez Miranda.

See also

Internal view

References

  1. Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
  2. Ipandro Acaico y el cardenal Miranda (in Spanish). M. Quesada Brandi. 1972-01-01.
  3. Enciclopedia de México (in Spanish). Enciclopedia de México. 1998-01-01. ISBN 9781564090249.

18.3625°N 100.6670°W / 18.3625; -100.6670

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