Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Maracay (Syriac Catholic)

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Asunción)[2] Also Catedral siria Nuestra Señora de La Asunción It is a temple belonging to the Syriac Catholic Church[3] one of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See in Rome. It is located on the first street of San Jacinto sector[4] in the city of Maracay, Aragua state, in north central part of South American country of Venezuela.[5] It should not be confused with another cathedral also dedicated to the same Marian devotion, but governed by the Roman or Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the same city.

This article is about the Syriac Catholic cathedral. For the Latin-Church Catholic cathedral, see Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Maracay.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
LocationSan Jacinto, Maracay
Country Venezuela
DenominationSyriac Catholic Church

It serves as the headquarters of the Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Exarchatus Apostolicus ritus pro Fidelibus Antiocheni Syrorum in Venetiola) that was created on June 22, 2001 by Pope John Paul II by the Apostolic Constitution Ecclesial communitates.

It is one of the three parishes of this rite in Venezuela being the other 2 those dedicated to Our Lady of Amparo in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, and San Jorge in Barquisimeto, Lara State.

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References
  1. "Un nuevo pastor para la comunidad siro-católica de Venezuela – ZENIT – Espanol".
  2. "Feligreses celebraron 28 años de la Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción – El Aragüeño". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.
  3. "«CATEDRAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ASUNCIÓN, DIÓCESIS DE MARACAY, EXARCADO APOSTÓLICO SIRIACO CATÓLICO EN VENEZUELA - Urb. San Jacinto". iGlobal.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. Cheney, David M. "Venezuela (Apostolic Exarchate) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. "..:.Arquidiócesis de Caracas.:.. Jurisdicciones". www.arquidiocesisdecaracas.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-08-04.

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