Catania Cathedral

Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha
Cattedrale metropolitana di Sant'Agata
Catania Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictArchdiocese of Catania
RiteRoman
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Location
LocationCatania, Italy
Geographic coordinates37°30′09″N 15°05′17″E / 37.50250°N 15.08806°E / 37.50250; 15.08806
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleNorman and Baroque
Chapel of St. Agatha
Detail of the 11th-century Norman transept

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha (Italian: Cattedrale metropolitana di Sant'Agata), usually known as the Catania Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Catania), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It was the seat of the Bishops of Catania until 1859, when the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, and since then has been the seat of the Archbishops of Catania.


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