Ajaccio Cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Ajaccio (in French)
Ajaccio Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
RiteRoman
LeadershipBishop of Ajaccio and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille
Year consecrated1593
Location
LocationAjaccio, Corsica,  France
Geographic coordinates41°55′02″N 08°44′16″E / 41.91722°N 8.73778°E / 41.91722; 8.73778
Architecture
Architect(s)Giacomo della Porta
Typechurch
StyleBaroque, Mannerist
Groundbreaking1577
Completed1593
Direction of façadeSouthwest
Website
http://www.ajaccio.fr/Monuments-et-architectures_a11.html

Ajaccio Cathedral, officially the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Ajaccio) and also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Saint Mary (French: Cathédrale de l'Assomption de Sainte-Marie), is a Roman Catholic church located in Ajaccio, Corsica. The cathedral is the ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Ajaccio, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and is in the Baroque/Mannerist architectural style.