Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca |
Leadership | Archbishop Pedro Vázquez Villalobos |
Year consecrated | 1733 |
Status | Cathedral |
Location | |
Location | Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
Geographic coordinates | 17°03′42″N 96°43′32″W / 17.06167°N 96.72556°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Cathedral |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1573 |
Completed | 1733 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | South |
Materials | Cantera stone |
Website | |
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), located in the city of Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca. Its construction began circa 1535 and it was consecrated on 12 July 1733. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption.