St. Mary’s Cathedral

The Cathedral of Saint Mary, commonly called Chiclayo Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiclayo in , Peru. The cathedral church was built in the neo-classical style starting in 1869 according to designs and plans commissioned from Gustave Eiffel, nicknamed "Rose Meridionale".
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: cathedral in Chiclayo, Peru, serving as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiclayo
  • Also known as: Cathedral of Chiclayo”, “Cathedral of Saint Mary”, “Cathedral of St. Mary”, “Chiclayo Cathedral”, and “St. Mary’s Cathedral, Chiclayo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport and Estadio Elías Aguirre.

Aerodrome
Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is an airport serving , and the surrounding metropolitan area. It is run by ADP, a private airport operator that operates various airports in northern Peru.

Stadium
Estadio Capitán Remigio Elías Aguirre Romero is a multi-purpose stadium administrated by the governmental Instituto Peruano del Deporte in , . is situated 2½ km west of St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiclayo and Ventarron.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY 3.0.
is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Province in northern . It is located 13 km from the Pacific coast, 208 km from the city of , and 770 km from the country's capital, .

Hamlet
Ventarrón is the site of a 4,500-year-old temple with painted murals, which was excavated in in 2007 near , in the Lambayeque region on the northern coast. is situated 9 km southeast of St. Mary’s Cathedral.

St. Mary’s Cathedral

Latitude
-6.7717° or 6° 46′ 18″ south
Longitude
-79.83765° or 79° 50′ 16″ west
Open location code
675265H6+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 737475102
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q5657325
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“St. Mary’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: чыкляйскі сабор сьвятой Марыі
  • Catalan: catedral de Chiclayo
  • Egyptian Arabic: كاتدرائية سانت مارى
  • French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Chiclayo
  • French: cathédrale Sainte-Marie
  • Galician: Catedral de Chiclayo
  • Indonesian: Katedral Chiclayo
  • Italian: cattedrale di Chiclayo
  • Italian: cattedrale di Santa Maria di Chiclayo
  • Italian: cattedrale di Santa Maria
  • Polish: Katedra NMP
  • Portuguese: Catedral de Chiclayo
  • Slovenian: stolnica sv. Marije v Chiclayu
  • Spanish: Catedral de Chiclayo
  • Spanish: Catedral de Santa María
  • Spanish: Catedral Santa María de Chiclayo
  • Spanish: Santa María Catedral
  • Swedish: Katedralen i Chiclayo
  • Tagalog: Katedral ng Santa Maria, Chiclayo
  • Ukrainian: Собор пресвятої Марії
  • Ukrainian: Собор Пресвятої Марії
  • Ukrainian: Собор Чиклайо

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