Mar del Plata Cathedral

Mar del Plata Cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Cecilia
Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia
37°59′57″S 57°32′57″W
Location	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	http://www.catedralmardelplata.org.ar
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Pedro Benoit
Style	Neogothic
Groundbreaking	1893
Completed	1905
Specifications
Length	67 meters (220 ft)
Width	20 meters (66 ft)
Number of spires	1
Spire height	60 meters (200 ft)
Bells	5
Administration
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata

The Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Cecilia (Spanish: Basílica Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia) is a Roman Catholic church building in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Built in Neogothic style, it is dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle and St. Cecilia.

Declared a minor basilica by Pius XI in 1924, upon the creation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata in 1957 it became its cathedral church.[1]

References

Brandolini, Ana María (May 2016). La Catedral de Mar del Plata, Basílica de los santos Pedro y Cecilia. Mar del Plata. ISBN 978-987-42-0732-6. (IN SPANISH)

1. "Obispado de Mar del Plata - Patrimonio arquitectónico". Retrieved 13 June 2015.