St. John the Baptist Cathedral (El Salvador)

St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Catedral San Juan Bautista
14°02′29″N88°56′21″W / 14.04139°N 88.93917°W / 14.04139; -88.93917
Language(s)	Spanish
Denomination	Catholic
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1848
Completed	1893
Administration
Diocese	Chalatenango
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D.

St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Spanish : Catedral San Juan Bautista), also known as the Chalatenango Cathedral (Catedral de Chalatenango), is a Catholic cathedral located in Chalatenango, El Salvador.

History

The cathedral was preceded by a small temple, built in 1713, located on the same site as the present cathedral. ^[1] Construction of the current cathedral began in 1848 and it was completed in 1893. ^[1]

Church service schedule

The following is the schedule of services held at the cathedral: ^[1]

• Monday: 7:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: 7:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.
• Friday: 7:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 7:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
• Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

References

1. "Catedral de Chalatenango" [Chalatenango Cathedral]. chalatenango.sv. Chalatenango SV. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

External links

• Catedral San Juan Bautista (in English), by GCatholic