Metropolitan Cathedral
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A metropolitan cathedral is a cathedral to which other cathedrals in a province are suffragan. See metropolitan bishop
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Examples of use as a proper name:
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
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Examples of use as a proper name:
Americas
- Buenos Aires Metropolitan CathedralBuenos Aires Metropolitan CathedralThe Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the city center, overlooking Plaza de Mayo, on the corner of San Martín and Rivadavia streets, in the San Nicolás neighbourhood...
- Metropolitan Cathedral of La Paz
- Metropolitan Cathedral (Medellín), Medellín (largest cathedral in South America)
- Mexico City Metropolitan CathedralMexico City Metropolitan CathedralThe Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary of Mexico City is the largest and oldest cathedral in the Americas and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. It is situated atop the former Aztec sacred precinct near the Templo Mayor on the northern side of the Plaza de la...
- Montevideo Metropolitan CathedralMontevideo Metropolitan CathedralThe Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Roman Catholic church of Montevideo. It is located right in front of the Cabildo across Constitution Square, in Ciudad Vieja. The origin of the church dates from 1740, when a church constructed of brick was built on the site. In 1790, the...
- San Salvador Metropolitan Cathedral
- Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionMetropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionThe Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception , referred to as the New Cathedral , is located in Managua, Nicaragua...
, Nicaragua - Metropolital Cathedral of Guatemala
Asia
- Cebu Metropolitan CathedralCebu Metropolitan CathedralThe Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral is the ecclesiastical seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu in Cebu, Philippines. Cebu was established as a diocese on August 14, 1595...
, Philippines - Metropolitan Cathedral of San FernandoMetropolitan Cathedral of San FernandoThe Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando City, Pampanga is the seat of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines.In 1755 the first structure of wood and thatch was built on this site by the Augustinian friars under the patronage of San Fernando III, King of Castile. Fray Sebastian...
, Philippines - Our Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan CathedralOur Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan CathedralOur Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral, one of the largest churches in Kerala, is located in the heart of Thrissur city in the state of Kerala, India. Dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, the Roman Catholic church is noted for its imposing interior. The main attraction is an underground shrine,...
, Thrissur, India