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Church of Chonchi

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Location
  
Chile

Criteria
  
ii, iii

Inscription
  
2000 (24th Session)

Type
  
Cultural

Reference
  
971-010

Church of Chonchi

UNESCO region
  
Latin America and Caribbean

The Church of Chonchi or Church of St Charles Borromeo— Spanish: Iglesia de Chonchi, Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo— is a Catholic church located in Chonchi, on the Chiloé Archipelago, Los Lagos Region, southern Chile.

The Church of Chonchi was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1971 and is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 30 November 2000.

The patron saint of the Church of Chonchi is Charles Borromeo, whose feast day is celebrated on November 4.

This church belongs to the parish of San Carlos, Chonchi, one of the 24 parishes that form the Diocese of Ancud.

References

Church of Chonchi Wikipedia