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Puebla Cathedral — Puebla Cathedral's twin towers and full stone facade in daylight

Puebla Cathedral

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Puebla Cathedral, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, is the Roman Catholic seat of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles. It stands on the south side of Plaza Mayor in Puebla’s UNESCO-listed historic centre, Mexico.

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Puebla Cathedral — The cathedral's full facade and unequal towers beneath a clear sky

Puebla Cathedral — The cathedral's full facade and unequal towers beneath a clear skyPuebla Cathedral — Frontal view of the cathedral's twin towers and central entrancePuebla Cathedral — The cathedral facade and twin towers across the open plazaPuebla Cathedral — Puebla Cathedral's full facade seen from the streetPuebla Cathedral — The cathedral behind an ornate iron plaza gatePuebla Cathedral — The cathedral dome viewed through gardens in the main squarePuebla Cathedral — The cathedral nave with vaulted ceilings, columns, and visitorsPuebla Cathedral — The cathedral's gilded dome and illuminated altar from belowPuebla Cathedral — Ornate columns and the cathedral's gilded altarPuebla Cathedral — Carved stone doorway detail with a green angel sculpturePuebla Cathedral — The cathedral's side entrance with carved stonework

Why go

  • Twin towers about 70 metres tall, once the highest in the American colonies.
  • The Neoclassical Cypress altar, rising 17.5 metres to Saint Peter’s head, with a bronze Immaculate Virgin.
  • The Altar of the Kings, with Lucas Méndez’s Solomonic Baroque altarpiece and images of holy kings and queens.
  • Cristóbal de Villalpando’s dome painting in tempera, dating to 1688.
  • Miguel Cabrera’s Stations of the Cross paintings along both processional naves.

Know before you go

  • The Puerta del Perdón opens only on major occasions.
  • The bishops’ crypt doors beneath the Cypress open only on 2 November, All Souls’ Day.

Interesting facts4

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  1. The raised central nave brings natural light above the lower side aisles.

    Puebla Cathedral - Wikipedia
  2. 15 metres

    Fourteen Doric columns, almost 15 metres tall, support the upper nave’s vaults and arches.

    Puebla Cathedral - Wikipedia (part 3)

  3. Eight white-stucco prophets and evangelists by Pedro García Ferrer decorate the main dome’s drum.

    Puebla Cathedral - Wikipedia (part 3)
  4. 1664

    The cathedral has 124 windows with 2,215 panes, first installed in 1664.

    Puebla Cathedral - Wikipedia (part 3)

History

Founded by Philip II of Spain, the cathedral’s project was later revised by Juan Gómez de Trasmonte towards a more classical basilica design. Under Palafox, 1,500 workers continued construction under Pedro García Ferrer’s supervision.

  1. 1535Construction began on a predecessor church on the present site.
  2. 1557Plans for a new cathedral to replace the existing church were approved.
  3. 1575Construction began on 18 November under Francisco Becerra, with Juan de Cigorondo as senior worker.
  4. 1624–1640Work was suspended until Bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza arrived and resumed construction.
  5. 1649Palafox consecrated the cathedral on 18 April, before its towers and façade were complete.
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  1. 1664The Puerta del Perdón was completed, and the Ochavo was approved to store religious ornaments.
  2. 1678The north tower was completed under master builder Carlos García Durango.
  3. 1690The San Cristóbal side façade was completed.
  4. 1731–1768The south tower was built in 1731 and opened in 1768.
  5. 1819The current Cypress altar was blessed on 5 December.
  6. 1904Pope Pius X granted the cathedral the title of minor basilica.

Sources: Puebla Cathedral - Wikipedia · Puebla Cathedral - Wikipedia (part 2) · Puebla Cathedral - Wikipedia (part 3) · Puebla - Wikivoyage (see) · Kathedrale von Puebla - Wikipedia · Catedral metropolitana de Puebla - Wikipedia · Cathédrale de l'Immaculée-Conception de Puebla … · checked 28 Sep 2026

Where
C. 16 de Septiembre s/n Zócalo, Puebla Central Mexico and Gulf Coast

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Questions and answers

Where is Puebla Cathedral?

It stands on the south side of Plaza Mayor in Puebla’s historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Which entrance to Puebla Cathedral faces Plaza Mayor?

The San Cristóbal entrance is on the north side and leads to Plaza Mayor.

Where are Puebla Cathedral’s other principal entrances?

The main Puerta del Perdón faces west. The south portal faces the Casa de la Cultura, formerly the Seminary.

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