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The St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral ( es, Catedral de San Antonio de Padua de Oberá), also called Oberá Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral under the advocacy of
St. Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...
, located in the central area of the city of
Oberá Oberá, formerly Svea, is a city in the Mesopotamia, Argentina, interfluvial province of Misiones Province, Misiones, Argentina, and the head town of the Oberá Department. It is located 96 km east of the provincial capital Posadas, Misiones, ...
, in the province of Misiones, in the South American country of Argentina. Built in neo-Gothic style, it was designed by Austrian architect Anton Von Liebe and started to build in 1943. In 2009, acquires the status of cathedral when the Diocese of Oberá was created by Pope Benedict XVI. From 1960 he was completing the work, endowing the current fine and modern features. In 1982, he was placed a huge clock tower brought from Switzerland, which was donated by community members.


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List of cathedrals in Argentina This is the list of cathedrals and co-cathedrals in Argentina sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina: * Cathedral Shrine of Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle in Salta * Basilica a ...
* Roman Catholicism in Argentina * St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral


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