St._Catherine_Cathedral,_Cajamarca Knowpia

St. Catherine Cathedral
St. Catherine Cathedral
Catedral de Santa Catalina
Location	Cajamarca
Country	Peru
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

The St. Catherine Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Santa Catalina)^[1] also called Cajamarca Cathedral It is the main temple of the Catholic Church in the city of Cajamarca^[2]^[3] in Peru.^[4] Built in Baroque style it is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca, and was declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in Peru in 1972.

In the seventeenth century the construction of the current building starts. In the eighteenth century they are melted the bells of the cathedral. Since 1908 holds the rank cathedral.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro

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^ Cathedral of St. Catherine in Cajamarca
^ Sebastián, Antonio San Cristóbal (2004-01-01). Originalidad barroca de la arquitectura de Cajamarca (in Spanish). Minera Yanacocha.
^ Arellano, Fernando (1988-01-01). El arte hispanoamericano (in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres. ISBN 9789802440177.
^ Jenkins, Dilwyn; Deere, Kiki (2015-10-01). The Rough Guide to Peru. Penguin. ISBN 9780241246931.

7°09′24″S 78°31′06″W / 7.1566°S 78.5183°W / -7.1566; -78.5183

[1] Cathedral of St. Catherine in Cajamarca

[2] Sebastián, Antonio San Cristóbal (2004-01-01). Originalidad barroca de la arquitectura de Cajamarca (in Spanish). Minera Yanacocha.

[3] Arellano, Fernando (1988-01-01). El arte hispanoamericano (in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres. ISBN 9789802440177.

[4] Jenkins, Dilwyn; Deere, Kiki (2015-10-01). The Rough Guide to Peru. Penguin. ISBN 9780241246931.

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