Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Santiago

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Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Catedral Castrense de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Iglesia de San Ramón o de Los Santos Inocentes , Santiago (5139258106).jpg
LocationSantiago
Country Chile
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel[1] (Spanish: Catedral Castrense de Nuestra Señora del Carmen) Also Military Cathedral of Santiago Is a Catholic temple that functions as the episcopal seat of the military bishopric of Chile. It is located in the commune of Providencia, in Santiago[2] the capital of Chile.[3]

The church is dedicated to the religious services of the Armed Forces and Carabineros, but it is also open to the rest of the community. The current rector of the Cathedral is the Military Chaplain Jaime Casals Cirer.

During the nineteenth century was the chapel of Lo Bravo, which since 1900 became the Parish of St. Ramon. The Cathedral was blessed on March 17, 1986, and was consecrated on December 27, 1994 (feast of St. John the Evangelist).

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  1. ^ Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Santiago
  2. ^ "Obispado Castrense". www.iglesia.cl. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. ^ Salas, Eugenio Pereira (1992-01-01). Estudios sobre la historia del arte en Chile republicano (in Spanish). Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. ISBN 9789561901759.

Coordinates: 33°25′13″S 70°36′22″W / 33.4204°S 70.6062°W / -33.4204; -70.6062

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