Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen - Puntarenas, Costa Rica - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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In 1901, a new church was commissioned in Puntarenas to replace a previous structure that was destroyed by fire. The resulting Gothic Revival style church, Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), is constructed of brown stone held together by white mortar. It was completed in 1902. The west facing entrance is a three story structure containing a pyramidal roof topped with a small white cross. Below is a clock tower with containing clocks on all four sides. Below the clock is a single arched window. On the second level are a pair of arched windows. The entrance is flanked with a pair wings each containing a single window on the west side.

In 1998, Puntarenas became a diocese in the archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica and the church became a cathedral. The first bishop was Hugo Barrantes Ureña who was appointed on April 17, 1998. The current residing bishop is Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén who was appointed on June 4, 2003.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1902 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Roman Catholic If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 9:00 AM Street address of Church: Parque Central de Puntarenas Puntarenas, Costa Rica Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

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