Location Carcassonne, France Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral Phone +33 4 68 25 14 48 | Affiliation Roman Catholic Architectural style Gothic architecture Architectural type Church | |
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Address 52 Rue Voltaire, 11000 Carcassonne, France District Roman Catholic Diocese of Carcassonne-Narbonne Similar LE PARC AUSTRALIEN, Château Comtal, Basilica of Saints Nazarius, Lac de la Cavayère, Cité de Carcassonne | ||
Carcassonne Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne) is a cathedral and designated national monument in Carcassonne, France. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Carcassonne.
The building was built in the thirteenth century as a parish church, dedicated to Saint Michael. Following war damage in the fourteenth century it was rebuilt as a fortified church.
In 1803 St. Michael's was elevated to cathedral status, replacing the earlier cathedral dedicated to Saints Nazarius and Celsus, now the Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse.
St. Michael's is used by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.
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