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St. John the Baptist Cathedral | |
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Catedral San Juan Bautista | |
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14°02′29″N 88°56′21″W / 14.04139°N 88.93917°W | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 1848 |
Completed | 1893 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Chalatenango |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. |
St. John the Baptist Cathedral ( Spanish: Catedral San Juan Bautista), also known as the Chalatenango Cathedral (Catedral de Chalatenango), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
The cathedral was proceeded by a small temple, built in 1713, located on the same site as the present cathedral. [1] Construction of the current cathedral began in 1848 and it was completed in 1893. [1]
The following is the schedule of services held at the cathedral: [1]