Armenian Catholic Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Bzommar, Montevideo
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Bzommar () is the
cathedral A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually s ...
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of the
Armenian Catholic Church The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church. It accepts the papal supremacy, leadership of the bishop of Rome, and is therefore in full communion with ...
in Prado (Montevideo), Uruguay as
Co-cathedral A co-cathedral is a cathedral church which shares the function of being a bishop's seat, or ''cathedra'', with another cathedral, often in another city (usually a former see, anchor city of the metropolitan area or the civil capital). Instances o ...
of
Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico The Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico (América Latina e México) is a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Armenian Rite in Armenian language) in parts of Latin Americ ...
. The temple is dedicated to
Our Lady of Bzommar Our Lady of Bzommar is a Marian shrine in Bzommar (), Lebanon. Bzommar is situated 36 km northeast of Beirut at an elevation ranging between 920m and 950m above the Mediterranean. It is part of the Caza of Keserwan. Bzoummar is home to a ...
, the patron of Armenian Catholics. It is a significant religious center for the local Armenian community.


Same devotion

There is another church in Montevideo dedicated to Our Lady of Bzommar: the Parish Church of Our Lady of Bzommar in
La Comercial La Comercial is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location It borders Villa Muñoz to the west, La Figurita and Jacinto Vera to the north, Larrañaga and Tres Cruces to the east and Tres Cruces and Cordón to ...
.


See also

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Catholic Church in Uruguay The Catholic Church in Uruguay is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope. Overview In 2014, Catholics made up a minority of the population at 38%, second to the unaffiliated group, which came in ...
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List of cathedrals in Uruguay This is the list of cathedrals in Uruguay sorted by denomination. Catholic Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Uruguay: * Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Canelones * Cathedral Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three in F ...
* Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral *
Armenians in Uruguay Armenian Uruguayans (; ) number around 15,000–20,000 of the population, making Uruguay to have one of the largest Armenian diaspora populations around the world. The Armenian community in Uruguay is one of the oldest communities in South Amer ...
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Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico The Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico (América Latina e México) is a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Armenian Rite in Armenian language) in parts of Latin Americ ...


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