Badajoz Cathedral | |
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist | |
Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista | |
![]() West façade in 2024. | |
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38°52′42.40″N 6°58′9.89″W / 38.8784444°N 6.9694139°W | |
Location | Badajoz |
Address | 1, Plaza España |
Country | Spain |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | catedraldebadajoz |
History | |
Status | Metropolitan Cathedral |
Dedication | John the Baptist |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 15th Century |
Specifications | |
Length | 70 m (229 ft 8 in) |
Width | 40 m (131 ft 3 in) |
Tower height | 40 m (131 ft 3 in) |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Mérida–Badajoz |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Celso Morga Iruzubieta |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 3 June 1931 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000394[1] |
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista) is a Catholic cathedral in Badajoz, Extremadura, western Spain. Since 1994, together with the Co-cathedral of Saint Mary Major of Mérida,[2] it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz.
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