Denomination Roman Catholic Church | ||
Similar Second Orinoco crossing, Canaima National Park, Angel Falls, Llovizna Falls, Macagua Dam | ||
The Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima (Spanish: Pro-catedral de Nuestra Señora de Fátima) Also Ciudad Guayana Pro-Cathedral is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and serves as the temporary cathedral or pro-cathedral of the Diocese of Ciudad Guayana (Dioecesis Civitatis guayanensis) in Puerto Ordaz, close to Guayana Avenue, part of Ciudad Guayana in Bolívar state in the east of the South American country of Venezuela.
As its name implies was dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her title of Our Lady of Fatima, which is very popular both in Portugal and Venezuela. This under the pastoral care of Bishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval. The church was elevated to the status of pro-cathedral on August 20, 1979 by His Holiness the then Pope John Paul II by the bull Cun Nos. The temple was visited by the pope himself on 29 January 1985, during his tour of several regions inside Venezuela.
There is a monument dedicated to St. John Paul II around the building.