Cathedral of the Divine Shepherdess
Cathedral of the Divine Shepherdess | |
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Catedral de la Divina Pastora de Tucupita | |
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The Cathedral of the Divine Shepherdess[1] or Tucupita Cathedral[2] (Spanish: Catedral de la Divina Pastora de Tucupita) is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and serves as the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita (Vicariatus Apostolicus Tucupitensis) created on July 30, 1954, by bull Crescit in dies of Pope Pius XII, and it works in the city of Tucupita,[3] Delta Amacuro state capital at the eastern end of the South American country of Venezuela. It is specifically located between Marino, La Paz and Arismendi Avenue streets.
It is dedicated to the
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is under the pastoral care of Bishop José Romero Ernesto Rivas. The internal space is 1,352 sqm (52 m long by 26 m wide) with 2 towers and a maximum height of 32 meters. Its construction began in 1957 and would not be completed until 1982.[4]
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
- Caracas Cathedral
References
- ^ Cathedral of the Divine Shepherdess in Tucupita
- ^ "Catedral de Tucupita". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20.
- ^ "Características de la Catedral de Tucupita". 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ Carrion, Lewis. "Un cariñito para nuestra Catedral". www.deltamacuro.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-06-21.