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Lima Metropolitan Cathedral
Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima and Primate of Peru
Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de Lima y Primada del Perú (Spanish)
Cathedral from the Plaza Mayor
Map
12°02′49″S 77°01′47″W / 12.04694°S 77.02972°W / -12.04694; -77.02972
LocationPlaza Mayor de Lima, Lima, Lima Province
CountryPeru
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Authorising papal bull1541
Consecrated1540
Architecture
Architect(s)Francisco Becerra, Juan Martínez de Arrona, Juan Rher, Matías Maestro
StyleRenaissance, Gothic, Neoclassical, Baroque and Plateresque
Groundbreaking1602
Completed1797
Specifications
Number of towers2
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima (since 1541)
Clergy
ArchbishopCarlos Castillo Mattasoglio
Bishop(s)Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Bishop Emeritus

The Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima and Primate of Peru, otherwise Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the Plaza Mayor of downtown Lima, Peru. This third and current Cathedral of Lima was built between 1602 and 1797. It is dedicated to St. John, Apostle and Evangelist.

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