Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic. The see was erected 8 August 1511 as the Diocese of Santo Domingo and elevated to archdiocese on 12 February 1546.
Basílica Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación
Casa del Sacramento
Cathedral of Santo Domingo
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the first and oldest cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo who has the honorary title of Primate of the Indies because this cathedral was the first diocese and the oldest cathedral established in the New World.
Front entrance to the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor
Interior of the First Cathedral of America, highlighting the ribbed vaults.
Tomb that housed the remains of Christopher Columbus until 1795.
Rear north facade of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo in a photo of 1899.