Cathedral of Saint Blaise

Cathedral of Saint Blaise
Cathedral of Saint Blaise
Catedral San Blas
	25°30′35″S 54°36′40″W / 25.50972°S 54.61111°W
Location	Ciudad del Este
Country	Paraguay
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Architect(s)	Javier Quezada
Years built	1963–1964
Administration
Province	Asunción
Diocese	Ciudad del Este

The Cathedral of Saint Blaise (Spanish: Catedral San Blas) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este.^[1] The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Blaise, the patron of the city and country.^[2]^[3]

History

In 1963, Bolivian architect Javier Quezada was hired to design a cathedral for the city.^[2] The structure was designed to resemble a ship and was completed in 1964.^[4] In 2023, the cathedral was the site of the celebration of the fifty-forth anniversary of the formation of the diocese, which was attended by Paraguayan cardinal Adalberto Martínez.^[5]

References

^ "Cathedral of St. Blaise". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "La Catedral de San Blas es uno de los emblemas de Ciudad del Este" (in Spanish). La Clave. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Ciudad del Este se prepara para la fiesta de San Blas" (in Spanish). Conferencia Espiscopal Paraguay. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Catedral San Blás" (in Spanish). Visita Paraguay. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ Ferreira, Wilson. "Ciudad del Este se prepara para su aniversario y novenario a San Blas" (in Spanish). Ultima Hora. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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[Cathedral_of_St._Blaise-1] "Cathedral of St. Blaise". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[emblemas_de_Ciudad_del_Este-2] "La Catedral de San Blas es uno de los emblemas de Ciudad del Este" (in Spanish). La Clave. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[prepara_para_la_fiesta_de_San_Blas-3] "Ciudad del Este se prepara para la fiesta de San Blas" (in Spanish). Conferencia Espiscopal Paraguay. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[Catedral_San_Blás-4] "Catedral San Blás" (in Spanish). Visita Paraguay. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[aniversario_y_novenario_a_San_Blas-5] Ferreira, Wilson. "Ciudad del Este se prepara para su aniversario y novenario a San Blas" (in Spanish). Ultima Hora. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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