Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Valdivia, Catholic cathedral near Republic Square, Valdivia, Chile.

Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral is a two-story church building in Valdivia with the main worship space upstairs and a chapel located below. Built in 1988, the structure features modern architecture and functions as an active place of worship for the local Catholic community.

This is the thirteenth church building constructed on this site in Valdivia, following repeated natural disasters that destroyed earlier structures over centuries. The city had to rebuild its main place of Catholic worship multiple times before this 1988 structure provided a lasting solution.

The cathedral serves as a gathering place for the Catholic community of Valdivia, where people come together for worship and celebrations throughout the year. The lower level houses a museum preserving religious objects that hold meaning for local believers.

The cathedral stands beside the Plaza de la República in central Valdivia. The main temple occupies the second floor, reached from the street, while the first floor holds the daily chapel, the Crypt of the Bishops, a wake room and the parish offices; the museum sits in the zócalo. The bell tower rises 50 metres.

The first stone of the current cathedral was brought by Pope John Paul II on his 1987 visit to Chile and blessed by him; construction began in 1988 under a committee led by Father Gabriel Guarda O.S.B. and took ten years. The architects were Jorge Swinburn P., Jorge Swinburn R. and Álvaro Pedraza, with Carlos Zarges as builder. It was inaugurated on 9 October 1998 in the presence of papal delegate Angelo Sodano and President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle.