Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral
The Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Roman Catholic church of Montevideo, and seat of its archdiocese. It is located right in front of the Cabildo across Constitution Square, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 3:00 PM—6:00 PM
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Also known as: “Catedral Metropolitana” and “Metropolitan Basilica Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and San Felipe and Santiago”
- Address: 1373 Ituzaingó, Montevideo
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Constitution Square and Museo Gurvich.
Constitution Square
Square
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Plaza de la Constitución, also known as Plaza Matriz, is the oldest city square in Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in barrio Ciudad Vieja, since 1726 was the plaza mayor of the Fortress City of San Felipe and Santiago of Montevideo, in which it was the only open public space.
Edificio del Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
Government office
Photo: JacobinoWunsh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edificio del Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas is a government office, which is situated 130 metres northeast of Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.
Ciudad Vieja
Suburb
Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Vieja is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the Bay of Montevideo, it is the city's historic district. It was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.
Barrio Sur
Suburb
Barrio Sur is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Ciudad Vieja to the west, the central business district to the north, Palermo to the east and the coastline to the south.
Montevideo
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay, on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby Buenos Aires, Montevideo is the cultural and political center of the country.
Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.90708° or 34° 54′ 26″ southLongitude
-56.2044° or 56° 12′ 16″ westElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
48Q53QVW+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 116767301OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
7840055Wikidata ID
Q1050600
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية محافظه مونتيفيديو”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية مونتفيديو الكبرى”
- Catalan: “Catedral Metropolitana de Montevideo”
- Chinese: “蒙得維的亞都會天主教堂”
- Croatian: “Metropolitanska katedrala u Montevideu”
- Danish: “Catedral Metropolitana de Montevideo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه مونتفيديو الكبرى”
- French: “Cathedrale metropolitaine de Montevideo”
- French: “cathédrale métropolitaine de Montevideo”
- French: “Cathédrale métropolitaine de montevideo”
- French: “Cathédrale métropolitaine de Montevideo”
- French: “Cathédrale Métropolitaine De Montevideo”
- German: “Kathedrale von Montevideo”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Montevideo”
- Italian: “cattedrale metropolitana di Montevideo”
- Italian: “Cattedrale metropolitana di Montevideo”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع متروپولیتن مونتهویدئو”
- Polish: “Katedra metropolitarna w Montevideo”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Montevidéu”
- Portuguese: “Catedral Metropolitana de Montevideu”
- Portuguese: “Catedral Metropolitana de Montevidéu”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Matriz de Montevidéu”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор Монтевидео”
- Russian: “Собор Непорочного зачатия и Святых Филиппа и Якова”
- Spanish: “Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción y San Felipe y Santiago”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Montevideo”
- Spanish: “Catedral metropolitana de montevideo”
- Spanish: “Catedral metropolitana de Montevideo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Matriz de Montevideo”
- Tagalog: “Metropolitanong Katedral ng Montevideo”
- Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Монтевідео”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Непорочного Зачаття Пресвятої Діви Марії і Святих Пилипа і Якова”
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