The Immaculate Conception Cathedral Also Neiva Cathedral Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the

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dedicated to the

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in her invocation of the

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. It is located in the city of

Neiva Neiva () is the capital and most populated city of the Department of Huila, south central Colombia. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River with a municipal population of 388,299. It is one of the most important cities in southern Co ...

in the department of Huila in the southwestern part of the South American country of

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. The temple that follows the Roman or Latin rite is the mother church of the Diocese of Neiva (Dioecesis Neivensis) that was established in 1972 by Pope Paul VI. It was built in a

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that for a long time dominated the constructions of the city. The church is located on the south side of Santander Park, in the heart of Neiva.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Church Roman Catholic cathedrals in Colombia

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