Only for the Paduan basilica is the pontifical delegate (now Francesco Gioia, Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino-San Severino Marche) distinct from the local bishop (now Antonio Mattiazzo).
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The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, is considered the second most important sanctuary of Roman Catholicism, second to the Vatican City on the basis of the number of pilgrims it hosts each year (between 12 and 20 million).
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Examples among the many are the church containing Francisco Franco's tomb and those of many others in the monumental Valley of the Fallen near Madrid, the Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, in Carmel, California, Manila Cathedral (also known as the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Intramuros or the original Spanish settlement of Manila), and the Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano.
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Catedral Basílica de Mercedes-Luján ("Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy") is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján and a minor basilica in Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The diocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its bishop is St. Ignatius Cathedral; it also houses a minor basilica in Sheshan.
On July 16, 2009, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, raised Saint John’s Parish to the dignity and title of Minor Basilica based upon its sanctuary size, historical importance, art and recognition within the Diocses.
On 1 December 1962, Pope John XXIII elevated the church to the status of minor basilica.
St. Josaphat's was elevated to the status of Minor Basilica in 1929, an honor awarded only to the grandest, most beautiful, and historically significant structures.
In 2008, the Roman Catholic parish church of San Albino was raised to the status of minor basilica by the Holy See.