Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen - Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 09° 58.661 W 084° 50.078
16P E 737384 N 1103722
The Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) is located in Parque Central de Puntarenas north of Central Avenue and east of Calle 7 in the center of Puntarenas.
Waymark Code: WMNF4K
Location: Costa Rica
Date Posted: 03/03/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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In 1901, a new church was commissioned in Puntarenas to replace a previous structure that was destroyed by fire. The resulting neo-Gothic church, Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) is constructed of brown stone held together by white mortar. The west facing entrance is a three story structure containing a pyramidal roof topped with a small white cross. Below is a clock tower with containing clocks on all four sides. Below the clock is a single arched window. On the second level are a pair of arched windows. The entrance is flanked with a pair wings each containing a single window on the west side.

In 1998, Puntarenas became a diocese in the archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica and the church became a cathedral. The first bishop was Hugo Barrantes Ureña who was appointed on April 17, 1998. The current residing bishop is Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén who was appointed on June 4, 2003.

The stamp was issued by Costa Rica in 2008 as part of a sheet of six stamps depicting churches of Costa Rica.
Stamp Issuing Country: Costa Rica

Date of Issue: March 17, 2008

Denomination: 230 colon

Color: multicolor

Stamp Type: Single Stamp

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