Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Concepción
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| Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción | |
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| Location | Concepción |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción) Also Concepción Cathedral[2] Is the name that receives a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that is located in the city of Concepción in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.
The complex includes the cathedral the bell tower and the parochial house that were built by the Jesuits between 1753 and 1756.[3] It was declared a national monument of Bolivia in 1950 and a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1990.[4]
Administration
[edit]The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the main church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez (Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis) that was created in 1951 through the bull "Ne sacri Pastores" of Pope Pius XII.
It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Concepción
- ^ Hartburn, Karen; Newton, Paula (2010-06-16). V!VA Travel Guides Bolivia. Viva Publishing Network. ISBN 9780979126499.
- ^ "CONCEPCIÓN". Boliviaentusmanos.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "Iglesia de Concepción Patrimonios Culturales". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02.
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