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Hermosillo Cathedral

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Hermosillo Cathedral
Catedral de la Asunción
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Location Hermosillo, Sonora
Country Mexico
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website catedraldehermosillo.com.mx
History
Status Cathedral
Founded 1877
Founder Bishop Herculano López de la Mora
Dedication The Assumption of Mary
Consecrated September 24, 1908
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architectural type Cathedral
Style Baroque Revival, Gothic Revival and Neoclassical.
Groundbreaking 1887.
Completed September 24, 1908.
Specifications
Height 30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Administration
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo
Clergy
Archbishop Ruy Rendón Leal
Vicar Lauro Evaristo Alvarado

Hermosillo Cathedral or the Assumption Cathedral (locally called "La Catedral" or "La Catedral de la Asunción") stands 30 meters tall as the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo and one of the most emblematic buildings of the Mexican city of Hermosillo.[1]

Before the actual building was built, there was a smaller chapel, built in the 18th century. The current structure had to be built as the previous building was too small for the congregation. The building was supported by the then Bishop Herculano López de la Mora, and was consecrated in 1908 while still unfinished. The dome was completed in 1963.

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