St. Sebastian Cathedral, Ilhéus

St. Sebastian Cathedral
Catedral São Sebastião
Location Ilhéus
Country  Brazil
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Sebastian Cathedral [1] (Portuguese: Catedral São Sebastião)[2] also called Ilhéus Cathedral[3] Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the historic center of the city of Ilhéus in the state of Bahia in the eastern part of the South American country of Brazil.

The temple built in neoclassical style, has a dome that reaches 47 meters in height and took another 30 years to be built and finally inaugurated in 1967,[4] It follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the mother church or main church of the Catholic Diocese Of Ilhéus (Dioecesis Ilheosensis) that was created in 1913 by the bull "Majus animarum bonum" of Pope Pius X.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of bishop Mauro Montagnoli and has become one of the main tourist attractions of the town.

See also

Internal view

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Ilhéus
  2. ↑ "Catedral de São Sebastião, Ilhéus - Veja dicas no Férias Brasil". www.feriasbrasil.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  3. ↑ Amado, Jorge (1985-01-01). San Jorge de los Ilhéus (in Spanish). Oveja Negra.
  4. ↑ "Catedral de Sao Sebastiao". www.visitbrasil.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
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