Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua | |
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Primate Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica Santa María la Antigua | |
Catedral Primada Basílica Santa María la Antigua de Panamá | |
![]() Façade of the cathedral seen from the "Plaza de la Independencia" (Independence Square) | |
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8°57′09″N 79°32′07″W / 8.9525°N 79.5352°W | |
Location | Casco Antiguo, Panama City |
Country | Panama |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
History | |
Status | Metropolitan Archcathedral, Minor basilica |
Consecrated | 1796 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | National Cultural Heritage |
Architect(s) | military engineer Nicolás Rodríguez |
Architectural type | Renaissance |
Years built | 1688–1796 |
Groundbreaking | 1688 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panama |
The Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua[1] (Spanish: Catedral Basílica Santa María la Antigua de Panamá) is a Catholic church located in the old town of Panama City in Panama.[2][3] It was consecrated in 1796,[4] although construction work began in 1688, 108 years earlier. It was designed by the military engineer Nicolás Rodríguez.[5] The archcathedral is the episcopal see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panama.
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