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St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral, San Felipe

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Location
  
San Felipe

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic Church

Country
  
Venezuela

St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral, San Felipe

The St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Felipe ApĆ³stol) Also San Felipe Cathedral is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located on 7th Avenue between Caracas Avenue and 9 Street, in the city of San Felipe, in the municipality of San Felipe, the capital of Yaracuy State in the Central-Western Region of South American country of Venezuela.

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the headquarters of the Diocese of San Felipe (Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) that was created on October 7, 1966 when Pope Paul VI issued the Bull Ex tempore quo. The current building was completed in 1973 and replaced an older structure dating from the colonial era. Its design by architect Erasmo Calvani.

Not to be confused with a temple of the same name located in San Felipe, Chile.

References

St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral, San Felipe Wikipedia