| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Church of San Francisco facade | |
| Location | Castro, Chiloé Island, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile |
| Part of | Churches of Chiloé |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
| Reference | 971-003 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 0.6727 ha (1.662 acres) |
| Coordinates | 42°28′53″S 73°45′50″W / 42.48139°S 73.76389°W |
  Location of Church of San Francisco, Castro in Chiloé  Church of San Francisco, Castro (Los Lagos)  Church of San Francisco, Castro (Chile) | |
The Church of San Francisco (Spanish, Iglesia de San Francisco), located on one side of the Plaza de Armas of Castro, Chile, is the main Catholic church of Chiloé’s capital. This 1912 building has a surface area of 1,404 m2, a width of 52 m and a height of 27 m. The dome above the church's presbytery is 32 m high and the height of its towers is 42 m. The church is also known as the Iglesia Apóstol Santiago (St James Church) and erroneously as the “cathedral”, which is actually to be found in Ancud, headquarters of the diocese of the same name. The Church of San Francisco does, however, lead one of the 24 parishes that form this diocese.[1]
The church was declared a Chilean National Monument in 1979 and UNESCO World Heritage Site on 30 November 2000.[2]
- ^ Diócesis de San Carlos de Ancud. Iglesia.cl. In Spanish. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ World Heritage Committee Inscribes 61 New Sites on World Heritage List. whc.unesco.org. November 30, 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2013.