The Our Lady of Light Cathedral () Also Guarabira Cathedral Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church in the municipality of Guarabira, in the state of Paraiba. It is the main temple of the Diocese of Guarabira in Brazil.

By provincial decree on April 27, 1837, the parish of Our Lady of Light was built, owned by the Archdiocese of North Parahyba.

Our Lady of Light Cathedral, Guarabira

On 10 October 1980, with Bull "Cum Exoparet" and the canonical erection of the diocese of Guarabira, the Parish of Our Lady of Light was elevated to the dignity of the cathedral.

Our Lady of Light Cathedral, Guarabira

The beginning of the present building dates from 1857 in a Renaissance architecture, and in 1981 underwent a renovation that left a sample of a classic and modern architecture. It is located in the center of Guarabira.

Our Lady of Light Cathedral, Guarabira

Inside, it houses an image of Christ and the patroness of Our Lady of Light that is 1884, and a Via Crucis and a tabernacle all carved in wood.

See also

Roman Catholicism in Brazil

References

Roman Catholic cathedrals in Paraíba

Roman Catholic churches completed in 1837

19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Brazil