Asunción Cathedral | |
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption | |
Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción | |
25°16′54″S 57°37′57″W / 25.2816°S 57.6324°W | |
Location | Asunción |
Country | Paraguay |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption[1] (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción) (also called simply Asunción Cathedral) It is the main Catholic church in Asunción.[2] It is located in the neighborhood La Catedral, in the historic center of the capital of Paraguay.[3][4] It was the first diocese of the Río de la Plata.
The latest version of the cathedral was built during the government of Don Carlos Antonio López and inaugurated in 1845.[citation needed] It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, the patroness of the country's capital city. It has a high altar coated in silver. The cathedral is the seat of the metropolitan archdiocese of Asunción (in Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Assumptionis).[citation needed]