Callao Cathedral
The St. Joseph's Cathedral also called Callao Cathedral or Callao's Main Church is a religious building in the historic centre of Callao part of the constitutional province of Callao part of the South American country of Peru.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Cuisine: regional
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Callao in Peru
- Also known as: “Callao’s Main Church”, “Cathedral of Callao”, “St. Joseph’s Cathedral”, and “St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Callao”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naval Museum of Peru and Real Felipe Fortress.
Naval Museum of Peru
Museum
Photo: Santiagostucchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Port of Callao, officially the Callao Port Terminal, is the maritime port of Callao, a suburb of Lima, Peru. It is the country's main port in terms of traffic and storage capacity. Naval Museum of Peru is situated 260 metres west of Callao Cathedral.
Real Felipe Fortress
Castle
Photo: Rarrunat, Public domain.
The Real Felipe Fortress is a fortress located within the Monumental Zone of Callao, Peru. It was built to defend the main port of the country, as well as the city of Lima from pirates and corsairs during colonial times. Real Felipe Fortress is situated 430 metres southwest of Callao Cathedral.
BAP Abtao
Photo: Santiagostucchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
BAP Abtao is an Abtao-class submarine of the Peruvian Navy. The vessel which was originally named BAP Tiburón, was constructed by the American Electric Boat company in the United States and launched in 1953. BAP Abtao is situated 460 metres west of Callao Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Lima.
West Lima
Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel districts of Lima, to the south of the Rimac River and west of Av. Arequipa. The related districts of Central Lima, Miraflores and Barranco have their own pages.
Callao Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Callao District, Callao, Callao Region, Central Coast, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-12.05981° or 12° 3′ 35″ southLongitude
-77.14639° or 77° 8′ 47″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
57V4WVR3+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 436752353OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
cuisine=regionalOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicGeoNames ID
11821531Wikidata ID
Q28075390
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Tagalog—“Callao Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Galician: “catedral de San Xosé”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Callao”
- Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Jožefa v Callau”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Callao”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Jose de Callao”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San José de Callao”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Jose del Callao”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San José del Callao”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San José”
- Spanish: “Catedral del Callao”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Matriz de Callao”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Matriz del Callao”
- Tagalog: “Katedral ng San Jose, Callao”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Callao Cathedral”. Photo: DORM, CC BY-SA 4.0.