St. John the Baptist Cathedral (El Salvador)

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LanguageSpanish
Groundbreaking1848
Completed1893
St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Catedral San Juan Bautista
St. John the Baptist Cathedral
14°02′29″N 88°56′21″W / 14.04139°N 88.93917°W / 14.04139; -88.93917
LanguageSpanish
DenominationCatholic
Architecture
Groundbreaking1848
Completed1893
Administration
DioceseChalatenango
Clergy
Bishop(s)Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D.

St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral San Juan Bautista), also known as the Chalatenango Cathedral (Catedral de Chalatenango), is a Catholic cathedral located in Chalatenango, El Salvador.

The cathedral was preceded by a small temple, built in 1713, located on the same site as the present cathedral.[1] Construction of the current cathedral began in 1848 and it was completed in 1893.[1]

Church service schedule

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