The New Cathedral of Lleida (Catalan ''Catedral Nova de Lleida'') or Seu Nova is the seat of the
Bishop of Lleida
This is a list of bishops of Lleida.
*Itxió 203
*Sant Filó 227
*Joan 230
*Pere 258
*Màrius Seli 259
*Sant Lleir 268–311
*Diperdió 313
*Amili 380
*Prudenci 400
*Atanasi 413
*Saguici 413
*Jacobo 419
*Seberí 460
*Fortunat 517
*Pere 519
*And ...
, located in
Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida.
Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...
,
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
.
History
The current cathedral replaced the earlier cathedral,
La Seu Vella, Lleida
The Cathedral of St. Mary of la Seu Vella (Catalan and Spanish: ''Catedral de Santa Maria de la Seu Vella'', English: ''St. Mary of the Old —Bishop— Seat'') is the former cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida, in Lleida
...
located in the highest point in town, and for a time used as a garrison. The church was constructed in an early
Neoclassical-style in using designs by
Pedro Martín Cermeño and construction directed by
Francisco Sabatini. The austere building was built with local gray stone, but with a coat of arms of the ruling
House of Bourbon
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.
It has two large flanking bell towers, joined by a terrace with a balustrade.
Spain Tourism office
entry on church.
See also
List of bishops of Lleida
External links
(Catalan) Bisbat de Lleida
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Catalonia
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
Neoclassical architecture in Catalonia
Lleida
Neoclassical church buildings in Spain