It is the seat of Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas.
The foundation stone of the church was laid on 12 October, 1693, and the first Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of Santiago, Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela.
After years of neglect due to poor funding, the cathedral was carefully restored in 2017.
[1] The cathedral is in the neighborhood of Matanzas; the section of the city between the two rivers, the Yumuri and San Juan.
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