Ciudad Altamirano Cathedral

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St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Catedral de San Juan Bautista
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Ciudad Altamirano Cathedral
Location Ciudad Altamirano
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Denomination Catholic Church
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano

The St. John the Baptist Cathedral [1] (Spanish : Catedral de San Juan Bautista) also Ciudad Altamirano Cathedral [2] is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico, [3] and is considered one of the most important religious monuments in the state built during the sixteenth century.

It serves as the mother church of the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (Diocese Civitatis Altamirensis), created by Pope Paul VI in 1964 through the bull "Populo Dei". It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Maximino Martínez Miranda.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
  2. Ipandro Acaico y el cardenal Miranda (in Spanish). M. Quesada Brandi. 1972-01-01.
  3. Enciclopedia de México (in Spanish). Enciclopedia de México. 1998-01-01. ISBN   9781564090249.

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