Porta Coeli Cathedral

Porta Coeli Cathedral
Porta Coeli Cathedral
Catedral de Porta Coeli
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Location	Mexico City
Country	Mexico
Denomination	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
History
Founded	1603
Architecture
Style	Neoclassical
Completed	1711
Administration
Diocese	Eparchy of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso

19°26′0.42″N 99°8′24.71″W / 19.4334500°N 99.1401972°W / 19.4334500; -99.1401972

The Porta Coeli Cathedral ^[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Porta Coeli ) also called Church of the Gate of Heaven or Church of Porta Coeli is a cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope in Rome. It is located in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.

The cathedral is the main church of the Greek Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Paradise in Mexico City (Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Paradisi in Civitate Mexicana Graecorum Melkitarum) which was created in 1952 to meet the religious needs of the local Melkite Catholic community.^[2] In fact, it is the only church of the eparchy.

The building was originally a Dominican church called Porta Coeli Church, founded in 1603. The building was completed in 1711,^[2] and is an example of Neoclassical architecture.^[3]

It was originally the church of the Dominican College of Porta Coeli, that came to occupy the entire block between the present streets of Carranza, Pino Suárez, Uruguay and the alley of Tabaqueros, the latter separating it from the Concepcionist Convent of Valvanera. Although the college was lost, the church we see today is preserved.

The church originally housed a miraculous Cristo Negro, known as El Señor del Veneno. In 1935, it was moved to the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral; the church retains an exact replica.^[2]

The interior of the church was renovated with eight Byzantine murals painted between 1970-1979.^[2] The mosaics depict the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Descent from the Cross, Pentecost, the Dormition, the Holy Trinity, Our Lady of the Light, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help surrounded by angels and saints.^[4]

The cathedral is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Joseph Khawam, who was appointed Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Santaec Sedis of the eparchy by Pope Francis on 20 December, 2019.^[5]

Porta Coeli is one of four Catholic cathedrals in the city, the others being the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Ascension (Roman or Latin rite), the Iztapalapa Cathedral (Roman or Latin rite), and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Valvanera (Maronite rite).

References

^ Church of Porta Coeli
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d CARLOS VILLA ROIZ (23 July 2019). "Catedral greco-melquita en México, joya que une Occidente con Oriente". desdelafe.mx.
^ "Templo del Colegio de Porta Coeli". elcentrohistorico.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-10.
^ "Iglesia de Porta Coeli". Reconociendo México. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
^ "Iglesia Greco-Melquita: El Papa nombra al exarca apostólico para los fieles en Venezuela". Zenit. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[1] Church of Porta Coeli

[desdelafe.mx-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d CARLOS VILLA ROIZ (23 July 2019). "Catedral greco-melquita en México, joya que une Occidente con Oriente". desdelafe.mx.

[3] "Templo del Colegio de Porta Coeli". elcentrohistorico.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-10.

[4] "Iglesia de Porta Coeli". Reconociendo México. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[5] "Iglesia Greco-Melquita: El Papa nombra al exarca apostólico para los fieles en Venezuela". Zenit. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

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