Holy_Cross_Cathedral,_Santa_Cruz_del_Quiché

Holy Cross Cathedral, Santa Cruz del Quiché

Holy Cross Cathedral, Santa Cruz del Quiché

Church in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala

The Holy Cross Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de la Santa Cruz del Quiché ) also called Santa Cruz del Quiché Cathedral is a religious building that is located in the town of Santa Cruz del Quiché,[2] in the Department of Quiché in the west of the Central American country of Guatemala.[3]

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The present cathedral is an ancient structure dating from 1768.[4] The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the Diocese of Quiché (Dioecesis Quicensis) which was created in 1967 by Pope Paul VI by bull "Qui Christi" .

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli.

During the Catholic feast of Easter, the processions of the faithful dedicated to the Lord Buried and the Virgin of Sorrows (Virgen de los Dolores) are made.[5]

See also

The Church in 1910

References

  1. [1]
    Catedral Santa Cruz del Quiché
  2. [2]
    Humanos, Catholic Church Archdiocese of Guatemala (Guatemala) Oficina de Derechos (2003-01-01). Memorias vivas de una luz--: --reconstruyendo una verdad histórica (in Spanish). USAID. ISBN 9789992271537.
  3. [3]
    Carmack, Robert M. (2001-01-01). Evolución del reino K'iche' (in Spanish). Cholsamaj Fundacion. ISBN 9789992256220.
  4. [4]
    "Santa Cruz del Quiché". Deguate.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  5. [5]
    "Devotos de Santa Cruz del Quiché llevan en hombros al Señor Sepultado". Prensa Libre. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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