Location Cobán Denomination Roman Catholic Church | Country Guatemala | |
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Address 1a. Av. Oriente Sur, Centro, 33037 Comitán de Domínguez, Chis., Mexico Similar Temple of San Sebastián, Ermita del Niño Fundador, Iglesia de San Caralamp, Iglesia de la Virgen de Guada | ||
The St. Dominic Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzmán ) also called Cobán Cathedral is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the town and municipality of Cobán in Alta Verapaz department of the Central American country of Guatemala.
The church is one of the oldest structures in the region which dates back to 1543 when it was built by Fray Melchor de Los Reyes being rebuilt later in 1741, 1799 and 1965. It was built next to a convent that was built in 1551.
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother of the Diocese of Verapaz (Dioecesis Verae Pacis) which was created in 1935 by Pope Pius XI by the Bull "quoties in regionibus".
It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez.