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List Of Cathedrals In Chile
This is the list of cathedrals in Chile sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Chile/ref> * Cathedral of St. Joseph in Antofagasta * Cathedral of St. Mark in Arica * St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Calama * Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows in Coyhaique * Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo in Chillán * Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Concepción * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Copiapó * Cathedral of St. Raphael in Illapel * Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Iquique * Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in La Serena * Cathedral of St. Ambrose in Linares * Cathedral of St. Joseph in Melipilla * Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Santiago * Cathedral of St. Matthew in Osorno * Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Puerto Montt * Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Punta Arenas * Catedral El Sagrario in Rancagua * Cathedral of St. Bernard in San Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedrals
A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of Mercy Cathedral, La Serena
The Our Lady of Mercy Cathedral ( es, Catedral de la Merced) also called La Serena Cathedral It is the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of La Serena. It is the largest temple in the city, and one of the cathedrals of Chile and is located in the northeastern corner of the Plaza de Armas in La Serena, at the intersection of Los Carrera street with the Cordovez street. The church is built on the site of the former parish church La Matriz-El Sagrario, which was erected in 1549 as part of the construction of the foundational buildings of the city. In 1741, the church was described as a single-nave building measuring 50 meters long by 10 meters wide, with 7 altars and a mid-rise tower to the right of the main entrance. Its walls were made of limestone slabs cemented with lime mortar. In 1840 the Parish of the Matrix was demolished, and the construction of the present Cathedral was begun in 1844 reusing many of the old building materials. The architect responsible was the French Juan Herbage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Bernardo, Chile
San Bernardo () is a city of Chile, part of the Greater Santiago conurbation. Administratively, it is a commune and the capital of the Maipo Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardo. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Bernardo spans an area of and has 246,762 inhabitants (121,535 men and 125,227 women). Of these, 241,138 (97.7%) lived in urban areas and 5,624 (2.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 29.3% (55,905 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Stats *Population: 286,228 (2006 projection)Sistema de Información Regional Ministry of Planning of Chile. *Average annual household income: US$16,035 ( PPP [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rancagua
Rancagua () is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It was originally named Santa Cruz de Triana by Spanish colonists. In 2012, its population was 232,211. The main economic activities range from mining, tourism, agriculture, timber, food production and services to minor industrial activities. The city also serves as the administrative and legal center of the region. Together with Machalí and Gultro, it forms the Rancagua conurbation. After Curicó, Talca and Concepción, it is one of the most important and densely populated cities of the south central zone of Chile. History Foundation period The Rancagua Valley was occupied by the local Picunche. They fell briefly under the control of the Inca Empire in the 15th century. Its remains in structures can still be found near the city today. Through their civil engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catedral El Sagrario
The Sagrario Cathedral (in Spanish: ''Catedral El Sagrario''), also known as Rancagua Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in Rancagua, Chile. It has been declared historic preservation building (in Spanish: ''Inmueble de Conservación Histórica''). The first temple was built in 1550, by the initiative of the Bishop of Santiago de Chile, Diego de Medellín. It was damaged by the Battle of Rancagua in 1814. The current cathedral was designed by French architect Juan Herbage in 1861, and it was finished in 1876. The temple was damaged in the 2010 Chile earthquake The 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami ( es, Terremoto del 27F) occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February at 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC), having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking l ..., and it was closed for reparations until April 21, 2011. References External links {{commonscat, Catedral de Rancagua Official web site Roman Catholic cathedral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas (; historically Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. The city was officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to "Punta Arenas". It is the largest city south of the 46th parallel south, and at the same time the most populous southernmost city in Chile and in the Americas, and due to its location, the coldest coastal city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Latin America. It is one of the most southerly ports in the world, serving as an Antarctic gateway city. As of 1977, Punta Arenas has been one of only two free ports in Chile, the other one being Iquique, in the country's far north. Located on the Brunswick Peninsula north of the Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas was originally established by the Chilean government in 1848 as a tiny penal colony to assert sovereignty over the Strait. During the remainder of the 1800s, Punta Arenas grew in size and import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Punta Arenas
The Sacred Heart Cathedral Cathedral ( es, link=no, Catedral del Sagrado Corazón) also called Punta Arenas Cathedral and ''Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish'', is a religious building of the Catholic Church which has a Renaissance tower that is dedicated to the order of the Salesians. Its construction began on December 28, 1892, on the plans made by the Father of the Salesian order Juan Bernabe. It is located in the city of Punta Arenas in the region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica in the South American country of Chile. In 1584 a first temple was built, December 28, 1892 begins the construction of the new church that would mark a milestone in the area, and would use the brick. Its interior is a basilica style with three naves Romanesque and divided by Corinthian columns is 46 meters long, 18 wide and 30.60 high. The bell tower was raised in 1898, and measures 30 meters to the cross. On February 26, 1984, it was on the outskirts of the Cathedral of Punta Arenas where General Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt (Mapuche: Meli Pulli) is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune spans an area of and has a population of 245,902 in 2017. It is bounded by the communes of Puerto Varas to the north, Cochamó to the east and southeast, Calbuco to the southwest and Maullín and Los Muermos to the west. Founded as late as 1853 during the German colonization of southern Chile, Puerto Montt soon outgrew older neighboring cities through its strategic position at the southern end of the Chilean Central Valley being a gateway city into the Chiloé Archipelago, the Llanquihue and Nahuel Huapi lakes and Western Patagonia. Puerto Montt has gained renown and grown significantly through the rise of Chile to become the second largest salmon producer of the world during the 1990s and 2000s. However, the Chilean salmon aquacul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Puerto Montt
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral ( es, Catedral de la Virgen del Carmen) Also Puerto Montt Cathedral Is a cathedral church of Catholic worship dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the invocation of Our Lady of the Carmen (Mount Carmel). It is located in the Plaza de Armas of Puerto Montt, and is the seat of the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt in Chile. When the city of Puerto Montt was drawn by Vicente Pérez Rosales, he managed to have a plot of land in front of the square set aside to build a church, which was blessed as a parish in 1892. With the creation of the Diocese of Puerto Montt in 1939 By Pope Pius XII was elevated to cathedral. It was repaired in 1941 and then in the 1960s due to damage caused by the 1960 earthquake. In 1975 its interior was restored, and its last intervention was in the year 2002. Its frontis presents four Doric columns that resemble the Parthenon. Its main structure is composed of native woods that form a planar system of beams res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osorno, Chile
Osorno (Mapuche: Chauracavi) is a city and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census. It is located south of the national capital of Santiago, north of the regional capital of Puerto Montt and west of the Argentine city of San Carlos de Bariloche, connected via International Route 215 through the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass. It is a gateway for land access to the far south regions of Aysén and Magallanes, which would otherwise be accessible only by sea or air from the rest of the country. Located at the confluence of Rahue and Damas River, Osorno is the main service centre of agriculture and cattle farming in the northern Los Lagos Region. The city's cultural heritage is shaped by Huilliche, Spanish, and German influences. History Prehistory The city of Osorno is built upon river terraces formed during the last of Earth's geological periods —the Quaternary. 130,000 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago, Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melipilla
Melipilla (Mapudungun for "four Pillans") is a Chilean commune and capital city of the province of the same name, located in the Santiago Metropolitan Region southwest of the nation's capital. The commune spans an area of . Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , it has 108,540 inhabitants. An approximate population of 116,680 inhabitants is estimated in 2015. Melipilla spans an area of . Of these, 60,898 (64.4%) lived in urban areas and 33,642 (35.6%) in rural areas. Administration As a commune, Melipilla is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2016-2020 alcalde is Ivan Campos. The council has the following members: * Darío Jeréz Jeréz (PPD) * Juan Manuel González Alarcón (PDC) * José Guerra Silva (PPD) * Javier Ramírez González (UDI) * Daniel Domínguez (PDC) * Claudio Martínez Medina (PS) * Fernando Pérez Agu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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