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 (, ; ; '' see below'') is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and largest town in Segrià county, the Ponent region and the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It ...

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History

The current cathedral replaced the earlier cathedral,

La Seu Vella 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

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and construction directed by

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. The austere building was built with local gray stone, but with a coat of arms of the ruling

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. It has two large flanking bell towers, joined by a terrace with a balustrade.Spain Tourism office
entry on church.

External links

(Catalan) Bisbat de Lleida

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