Badajoz Cathedral

Badajoz Cathedral
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 / 38.8784444; -6.9694139
LocationBadajoz
Address1, Plaza España
CountrySpain
DenominationCatholic
Websitecatedraldebadajoz.es
History
StatusMetropolitan Cathedral
DedicationJohn the Baptist
Architecture
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking15th Century
Specifications
Length70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Width40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Tower height40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Administration
ArchdioceseMérida–Badajoz
Clergy
ArchbishopCelso Morga Iruzubieta
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated3 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.

  1. ^ "Iglesia Catedral de San Juan Bautista". Patrimonio Historico - Base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ Official website of the co-cathedral of Mérida Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine

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