Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral, Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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The Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, stands as the principal church of the Diocese of Puerto Plata, established by Pope John Paul II in 1996. Built in modern Victorian style and completed in 1956, the cathedral represents a lengthy reconstruction following the destruction of an earlier wooden church by fire during the Dominican War of Restoration in 1863. Work began anew in 1870 under Pedro Tomás de Mena and resumed in 1929, though an earthquake in 1946 delayed completion. The structure has endured subsequent seismic damage, most notably in 2003, with full repairs completed by 2008. Located on Calle José del Carmen Ariza in the northern Dominican city, it serves as the mother church of a diocese carved from territory formerly belonging to the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros.
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- Catholic cathedral
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- Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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