Auch Cathedral Explained

Auch Cathedral
Geo:43.6464°N 0.5858°W
Consecration Year:12 February 1548
Groundbreaking:1489
Year Completed:1680 (191 years)
Leadership:Bishop Bertrand Lacombe

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.[1] The cathedral contains a suite of 18 Renaissance stained glass windows by Arnaud de Moles.

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  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/france/0476.htm GCatholic.org: Auch