Auch Cathedral

Auch Cathedral
Auch Cathedral, west front
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Rite	Roman
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Cathedral
Leadership	Bishop Bertrand Lacombe
Year consecrated	12 February 1548
Location
Location	Auch, France
Interactive map of Auch Cathedral
Coordinates	43°38′47″N 0°35′9″E
Architecture
Style	Gothic, Renaissance
Groundbreaking	1489
Completed	1680 (191 years)

Auch Cathedral (French: Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Auch in the Midi-Pyrénées, France. It is a national monument, and is the seat of the Archbishopric of Auch. Under the Concordat of 1801, the ecclesiastical office was dissolved and annexed to the Diocese of Agen, but re-established in 1822. It was granted the status of a basilica minor on 25 April 1928. The cathedral contains a suite of 18 Renaissance stained glass windows by Arnaud de Moles.

Gallery

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  Central nave with the pre-choir and choir organ
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  Interior view of the right transept
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  "The Annunciation", a bas-relief of the ambulatory
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  Stained glass window by Arnaud de Moles
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  Plan of the cathedral

External links

• Virtual tour of the cathedral