Mar del Plata Cathedral

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.

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

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.

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (IN SPANISH)