The Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle in Puerto Plata (Spanish: Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol), also known as the Cathedral of Puerto Plata and as the Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle, is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located at Calle José del Carmen Ariza 36 of the city of Puerto Plata, part of the province of the same name in the north of the island of Hispaniola and the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic. The previous wooden church was destroyed by fire in 1863 during the "Dominican Restoration War" (Guerra de Restauración). Construction of the current church began in 1870 under Pedro Tomás de Mena. Reconstruction of the church began in 1929 and was completed in 1956. Reconstruction took longer than expected due to an earthquake in 1946. In 2003, another earthquake damaged the structure, which was fully repaired by 2008.
Built in a modern Victorian style, the cathedral is the mother (or main church) of the Diocese of Puerto Plata (Dioecesis Portus Argentarii), which was founded in 1996 by the then Pope John Paul II through the papal bull "Venerabilis Frater" from an area that formerly belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros.
It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Julio César Corniel Amaro.
Source: Wikipdedia
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