Cathedral of San Agustin (Laredo, Texas)

San Augustine Church
Cathedral of San Agustin is located in Texas
Cathedral of San Agustin
Cathedral of San Agustin
Cathedral of San Agustin is located in the United States
Cathedral of San Agustin
Cathedral of San Agustin
Location201 San Agustín Ave.
Laredo, Texas
Coordinates27°30′8.98″N 99°30′18.69″W / 27.5024944°N 99.5051917°W / 27.5024944; -99.5051917
Built1866-1872
ArchitectRev. Pierre Yves Kéralum
Architectural styleGothic Revival
Part ofSan Agustin de Laredo Historic District (ID73001983)
RTHL No.5029
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1973[1]
Designated RTHL1963

The Cathedral of San Agustin (Spanish: Catedral de San Agustín) is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, Texas. It is located at 201 San Agustin Avenue in the heart of the downtown area in the San Agustin Historical District. The present church building dates from 1872. The bishop is James Anthony Tamayo. As of 2000, the cathedral was the mother church for 289,415[2] Catholics in the diocese.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Diocese of Laredo; Statistics Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine