Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the southwestern region of the United States in the state of New Mexico. While the mother church, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, is in the city of Santa Fe, its administrative center is in the city of Albuquerque. The Diocese comprises the counties of Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Union, Mora, Harding, Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe, San Miguel, Quay, Bernalillo, Valencia, Socorro, Torrance, Guadalupe, De Baca, Roosevelt, and Curry. The current archbishop is John Charles Wester, who was installed on June 4, 2015.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Image: Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Jean-Baptiste Lamy
The staircase and stained glass windows at the Loretto Chapel
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe)
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, commonly known as Saint Francis Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe)
Statue of Lamy in front of the cathedral
keystone Tetragrammaton
Bronze doors