 | This article may be a rough translation from Spanish. It may have been generated, in whole or in part, by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency. (April 2024) |
| Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral | |
|---|---|
Catedral Metropolitana de la Santísima Trinidad de Buenos Aires | |
.jpg) Main façade of the cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (since 1822)[1] |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Year consecrated | 1779 (as Cathedral)[1] |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Buenos Aires |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°36′27″S 58°22′24″W / 34.607408°S 58.373277°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Style | Spanish Colonial Neoclassical |
| Date established | 1593 (first chapel)[2] |
| Groundbreaking | 1754 |
| Completed | 1822[2][1][3] [n 1] |
| Direction of façade | San Martín 27 |
| Website | |
| catedralprimadabue.com | |
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de la Santísima Trinidad), is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina.[3]
It is located in the city center, overlooking Plaza de Mayo, on the corner of San Martín and Rivadavia streets, in the San Nicolás neighbourhood. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and held the rank of Primatial church of Argentina from 1822[1] to 2024.[4] The cathedral was declared National Historic Monument in 1942.[1][2]
- ^ a b c d e f Catedral Metropolitana at Caba.city
- ^ a b c d e f Catedral Metropolitana on the GCBA
- ^ a b Catedral Metropolitana on Argentina.gob.ar
- ^ "Tras pedido del Papa Francisco, la Sede Primada de la Iglesia Católica fue traspasada a Santiago del Estero" (in Spanish). Ámbito Financiero. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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