Cathedral of San Fernando (San Antonio)
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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.
San Fernando Cathedral | |||||||||||||||
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29°25′28.0″N 98°29′38.4″W | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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