Badajoz Cathedral
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, it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz.
| Badajoz Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist | |
| Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista | |
West façade. | |
| 38°52′42.40″N 6°58′9.89″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 |
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