The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption () (also called simply Asunción Cathedral) It is the main
Catholic
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church in
Asunción
Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...
. It is located in the neighborhood
La Catedral
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, in the historic center of the capital of
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
.
It was the first diocese of the
Río de la Plata
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.
The latest version of the cathedral was built during the government of Don
Carlos Antonio López
Carlos Antonio López Ynsfrán (November 4, 1792 – September 10, 1862) was leader of Paraguay from 1841 to 1862. Under his presidency, he undertook a process of economic and political modernization for Paraguay, and ended the isolationist poli ...
and inaugurated in 1845. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, the patroness of the country's capital city. It has a
high altar
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coated in silver. The cathedral is the seat of the metropolitan archdiocese of Asunción (in
Latin
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: ''Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Assumptionis'').
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Paraguay
The Catholic Church in Paraguay is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
In 2018, there were around 5.7 million Catholics in Paraguay - approximately 88.3% of the total population. The country ...
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* {{commonscat inline, Cathedral of Asunción
1845 establishments in Paraguay
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1845
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Paraguay
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Paraguay
Buildings and structures in Asunción
Tourist attractions in Asunción
Culture in Asunción