Cathedral Of The Divine Shepherdess
It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title Divina Pastora (as the mother of the Good Shepherd), which is, together with the Virgin of Coromoto, one of the most famous Marian titles in Venezuela. Although the processions of the Divine Shepherdess usually occur in Lara state in western central Venezuela, the cathedral of the city is dedicated to the Virgen del Carmen, while Tucupita choose to honor the Divine Shepherdess, one of the symbols Catholicism in Venezuela.
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is under the pastoral care of Bishop José Romero Ernesto Rivas. The internal space is 1,352 sqm (52 m long by 26 m wide) with 2 towers and a maximum height of 32 meters. Its construction began in 1957 and would not be completed until 1982.
See also
References
- ^ Cathedral of the Divine Shepherdess in Tucupita
- ^ "Catedral de Tucupita". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20.
- ^ "Características de la Catedral de Tucupita". 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ Carrion, Lewis. "Un cariñito para nuestra Catedral". www.deltamacuro.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-06-21.