Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Managua
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For the old cathedral of this city, see Old Cathedral of Managua.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción de María), referred to as the New Cathedral (La Nueva Catedral), is located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
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Managua Cathedral | |
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary Catedral Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción de María | |
12.132687°N 86.265853°W / 12.132687; -86.265853 | |
Location | Managua |
Country | Nicaragua |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Website | Managua Cathedral Website |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1991 |
Founder(s) | Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo S.D.B. |
Dedication | Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Consecrated | September 4, 1993 |
Past bishop(s) | Miguel Obando y Bravo S.D.B. (1993-2005) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ricardo Legorreta |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Style | Eclectic, Romanesque and Arabic |
Completed | August, 1993 (present Cathedral) |
Construction cost | USD 4.5 Million |
Specifications | |
Number of domes | 63 |
Administration | |
Province | Ecclesiastical Province of Nicaragua |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Leopoldo José Cardinal Brenes |
Rector | Pbro. Luis Alberto Herrera |
Vicar(s) | Pbro. Silvio Josué Romero
Pbro. Mario Guevara Pbro. Rodolfo López |
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