Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá

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Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción
Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá next to Sacred Chapel and Archiepiscopal Palace
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Archdiocese of Bogotá
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral, Minor basilica
Location
Location	Bogotá, Colombia
Geographic coordinates	4°35′53″N 74°04′31″W / 4.597955°N 74.075238°W / 4.597955; -74.075238
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1807
Completed	1823

The Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at the eastern side of Bolívar Square in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. It is seat of the Archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Mon. Ruben Salazar Gomez.

The Cathedral was built between 1807 and 1823.^[1] It is said to be built by descendants of Jesuit missionaries. When the Spanish conquerors officially founded the city of Bogotá (changing the original Indian name of the city: Bacata), they established in 12 huts and a hay-church, that -after being totally built- would take the name of Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá. The cathedral holds the remains of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, founder of Bogotá. The cathedral, its area 5,300 square meters, is the biggest in Colombia and one of the biggest ones in South America.

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References

^ Escovar, Alberto (2002). Bogotá: Historic Center (First ed.). Ediciones Gamma S.A. p. 84. ISBN 958-8177-21-9. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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