Cathedral of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Saint John the Baptist
Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista
Front entrance
Location of San Juan and the cathedral in Puerto Rico
18°27′57″N 66°7′4″W / 18.46583°N 66.11778°W / 18.46583; -66.11778
LocationSan Juan, Puerto Rico
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1521
Architecture
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1535
Completed1802
Administration
DioceseArchdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Rev. Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M.
San Juan Bautista Metropolitan Cathedral
Part ofOld San Juan Historic District (ID72001553)
Designated NHLDCPOctober 10, 1972

The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist (Spanish: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista), officially known as the Minor Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Parish of Our Lady of Remedies (Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista y Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios), is the Catholic cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Located in the Old San Juan historic district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, it is one of the oldest buildings in both Puerto Rico and the Americas, the oldest cathedral building in the United States, the oldest purpose-built cathedral building and second-oldest existing cathedral in the Americas, and the third cathedral to be constructed in the Americas.

The cathedral contains the tomb of the Spanish explorer and settlement founder Juan Ponce de León. It also contains the national shrine to Our Lady of Divine Providence, national patron of Puerto Rico, and a shrine dedicated to the Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago, the first Puerto Rican and first Caribbean-born layperson in history to be beatified.