Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar, Barinas

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar^[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) or simply Cathedral of Barinas,^[2] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in Briceño Mendez Avenue in front of the Bolivar Square in the city of Barinas, the capital of Barinas State,^[3] in the plains region of the country South American of Venezuela.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
Location	Barinas
Country	Venezuela
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the Diocese of Barinas (Dioecesis Barinensis) that was created on July 23, 1965, with the papal bull Apostolicum munus of Pope Paul VI. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. As its name implies was dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her title of Our Lady of the Pillar.^[4]

It is a structure dating from the Spanish colonial era being built between 1770 and 1780. It is an important tourist attraction and a religious monument of great historical value.

See also

• List of cathedrals in Venezuela
• Our Lady of the Pillar
• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References

1. Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Barinas
2. Arellano, Fernando (1988-01-01). El arte hispanoamericano (in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres. ISBN 9789802440177.
3. Memoria y cuenta ... presentada al Congreso de la República por el ciudadano Ministro (in Spanish). El Ministerio. 1967-01-01.
4. "Catedral nuestra señora del pilar de santiago y zaragoza - estado barinas". www.pac.com.ve. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-06-21.