Monterrey Cathedral

 

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey^[1] (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey) also Monterrey Cathedral is the main Catholic church and home of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.^[2][3] It is located in the capital of the state of Nuevo León in Mexico.

The building has a central nave in the shape of a Latin cross flanked by niches chapels. The ship has arched vaults topped with an octagonal dome. The interior is sober and eclectic. It has a mix of architectural styles, neoclassical and baroque, the latter especially on its façade. The chapel of the tabernacle features an embossed silver front. In the choir there is a Merklin organ from 1893 (currently damaged and not in use).

It was built between 1705 and 1791 and declared a cathedral in 1777, when Pope Pius VI created the Diocese of Linares.

It has a mixture of architectural styles, neoclassical and baroque; the latter especially in its facade.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mexico

References

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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Mexico

Province of Acapulco

• Acapulco
• Chilapa¹
• Chilpancingo
• Ciudad Altamirano
• Tlapa de Comonfort

Province of Antequera, Oaxaca

• Huautla de Jiménez
• Oaxaca
• Puerto Escondido
• San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
• San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla
• Santo Domingo Tehuantepec

Province of Chihuahua

• Chihuahua
• Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
• Ciudad Juárez
• Guachochi
• Hidalgo del Parral
• Madera¹
• Nuevo Casas Grandes
• Sisoguichi

Province of Durango

• Durango
• El Salto
• Gómez Palacio
• Mazatlán
• Torreón

Province of Guadalajara

• Aguascalientes
• Autlán
• Colima
• Ciudad Guzmán
• Guadalajara
• Jesús María
• San Juan de los Lagos
• San Luis Potosí
• Tepic

Province of Hermosillo

• Ciudad Obregón
• Culiacán
• Hermosillo
• Nogales

Province of León

• Celaya
• León
• Irapuato
• Querétaro
• Santiago Apóstol, Querétaro²

Province of Mexico City

• Atlacomulco (Old)¹
• Atlacomulco (New)¹
• Cuautitlán
• Cuernavaca
• Iztapalapa (Mexico City)
• Mexico City Metropolitan
• Tenancingo de Degollado
• Toluca

Province of Monterrey

• Ciudad Victoria
• Linares
• Matamoros
• Monterrey
• Nuevo Laredo
• Piedras Negras
• Saltillo
• Tampico

Province of Morelia

• Apatzingán
• Lázaro Cárdenas
• Morelia
• Tacámbaro
• Zamora de Hidalgo

Province of Puebla

• Huajuapan de León
• Puebla
• Tehuacán
• Tlaxcala

Province of San Luis Potosí

• Ciudad Valles
• Matehuala
• Zacatecas

Province of Tijuana

• Ensenada
• La Paz
• Mexicali
• Tijuana

Province of Tlalnepantla

• Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias
• Ecatepec de Morelos (Old)¹
• Ecatepec de Morelos (New)¹
• Nezahualcóyotl
• Teotihuacán de Arista
• Texcoco
• Tlalnepantla

Province of Tulancingo

• Huejutla
• Tulancingo
• Tula de Allende

Province of Tuxtla Gutiérrez

• San Cristóbal de las Casas
• Tapachula
• Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Province of Xalapa

• Coatzacoalcos
• Córdoba
• Orizaba
• Papantla de Olarte²
• San Andrés Tuxtla
• Teziutlán
• Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano
• Veracruz
• Xalapa

Non-Latin rite Cathedrals

• Porta Coeli (Melkite Greek Catholic Church)
• San José de Gracia (Anglican Church)
• Valvanera (Maronite Church)

• ¹ co-cathedral
• ² no longer used as cathedral
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