Auch Cathedral

Auch Cathedral
Auch Cathedral, west front
Basic information
Location	Auch
Geographic coordinates	43°38′47″N 0°35′9″E / 43.64639°N 0.58583°E / 43.64639; 0.58583Coordinates: 43°38′47″N 0°35′9″E / 43.64639°N 0.58583°E / 43.64639; 0.58583
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Year consecrated	12 February 1548
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Architectural description
Groundbreaking	1489
Specifications

Auch Cathedral Basilica ( Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Auch in the Midi-Pyrénées. It is the seat of the Archbishopric of Auch, which under the Concordat of 1801 was suppressed and added to the Diocese of Agen, but restored in 1822.

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

• Gallery
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  Auch Cathedral, interior

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  Auch Cathedral, stained glass window by Arnaud de Moles: Jonah (detail)

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  Auch Cathedral, stained glass window by Arnaud de Moles (detail)

External links

• Location
• Virtual tour of the cathedral

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