The Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral[1] (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus) Also Uberaba Cathedral[2] It is a Catholic church located in the city of Uberaba,[3] in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Uberaba, whose jurisdiction covers 20 municipalities in the Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba.
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus | |
 | |
| Location | Uberaba |
| Country | Brazil |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Uberaba |
Description
editThe cathedral also houses a parish whose head is the Sacred Heart of Jesus and whose patron saint is St. Anthony and St. Sebastian. The parish has three chapels dependent on it: the Chapel of St. Peter and the Chapel of St. Paul, in the Jockey Park, and the Chapel of the House of St. Joseph. At present, the cathedral is under the administration of the parish priest Monsignor Valmir Ribeiro.
The construction of the cathedral was completed on September 30, 1905, but it was only inaugurated on January 27, 1907.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Uberaba
- ^ Valle, José Ribeiro do (1982-01-01). E eles também cresceram e se multiplicaram--: os Ribeiro do Valle, da região de São João D'El Rei às nascentes dos rios Pardo e Sapucaí (in Portuguese). s.n.
- ^ Uberaba, Prefeitura Municipal de. "Patrimônio Histórico". www.uberaba.mg.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-02-07.
