Catedral de Hermosillo

Hermosillo Cathedral
Catedral de la Asunción

Hermosillo Cathedral after renovation.
Location Hermosillo, Sonora
Country Mexico
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website catedraldehermosillo.com.mx
History
Founded 1877
Founder(s) Bishop Herculano López de la Mora
Dedication The Assumption of Mary
Consecrated September 24, 1908
Past bishop(s) Carlos Quintero Arce
Architecture
Status Cathedral
Functional status Active
Architectural type Cathedral
Style Baroque, Gothic Revival and Neoclassical.
Groundbreaking 1887.
Completed September 24, 1908.
Specifications
Height 30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Administration
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo
Clergy
Archbishop José Ulises Macías Salcedo
Vicar(s) Lauro Evaristo Alvarado
Priest in charge Manuel Lizarraga Ruiz

Hermosillo Cathedral or the Assumption Cathedral (locally called "La Catedral" or "La Catedral de la Asunción") stands 30 meters tall as the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo and one of the most emblematic buildings of the Mexican city of Hermosillo.

Before the actual building was built, there was a smaller chapel, built in the 18th century. The current structure had to be built as the previous building was too small for the congregation. The building was supported by the then Bishop Herculano López de la Mora, and was consecrated in 1908 while still unfinished. The dome was completed in 1963.

Coordinates: 29°04′30″N 110°57′35″W / 29.0751°N 110.9597°W / 29.0751; -110.9597

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