Cathedral of San Fernando (San Antonio)

San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando Cathedral is one of the oldest active cathedrals in the United States.
San Fernando Cathedral
29°25′28.0″N 98°29′38.4″W / 29.424444°N 98.494000°W / 29.424444; -98.494000
Location	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Denomination	Catholic Church
Tradition	Latin Church
Website	San Fernando Cathedral – San Antonio Texas
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Saint Ferdinand
Architecture
Architect(s)	Francois P. Giraud; Dielman, Leo
Architectural type	Colonial, Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1738
Completed	1868?
Administration
Province	Ecclesiastical province of San Antonio
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of San Antonio
Clergy
Archbishop	Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller
Rector	Very Rev. Fr. Carlos B. Velázquez
Designations U.S. National Register of Historic Places Official name Church of Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe Designated February 25, 1975 Reference no. 75001949[1] Governing Body Private

San Fernando Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Fernando) also called the Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria and Guadalupe (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe) is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States, facing the city's Main Plaza. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of San Antonio and the seat of its archbishop. Its dome serves as the city of San Antonio's cultural and geographical center. The cathedral is also known as the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is notable as one of the oldest cathedrals in the United States.