The Cathedral of the Annunciation of Mary () also called Gospić Cathedral is a Catholic church in the city of

Gospić Gospić () is a town in Lika, Croatia. It is the seat of the Lika-Senj County. Geography Gospić is located in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika. It is the administrative center of Lika-Senj County. Gospić is located n ...

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, seat of the Diocese of Gospić-Senj. The current cathedral was built between 1781 and 1783 in

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. During the

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on September 15, 1991, the church burned down: the roof and the top of the tower burned completely, while the interior of the church was damaged by fire. The reconstruction began in 1992 and ended in 1999. On May 25, 2000, with the Bull "Ad christifidelium spirituali"

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erected the Diocese of Gospić-Senj, while bringing the church to the status of a cathedral.

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