The Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (also Military Cathedral of Santiago; ) is a Catholic church that functions as the episcopal seat of the Military Bishopric of Chile. It is located in the commune of Providencia, in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, the capital of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. The church is dedicated to the religious services of the

Chilean Armed Forces The Chilean Armed Forces () is the unified military organization comprising the Chilean Army, Air Force, and Navy. The President of Chile is the commander-in-chief of the military, and formulates policy through the Minister of Defence. In recent ...

and

Carabineros The was an armed carabiniers force of Spain under both the monarchy and the Second Spanish Republic, Second Republic. The formal mission of this paramilitary gendarmerie was to patrol the coasts and borders of the country, operating against ...

, but it is also open to the rest of the community. The current rector of the cathedral is the military chaplain Jaime Casals Cirer. During the nineteenth century it was the chapel of Lo Bravo, which after 1900 became the Parish of St. Ramon. The cathedral was blessed on March 17, 1986, and was consecrated on December 27, 1994, the feast of St. John the Evangelist. Mural de Pedro Lira 04

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