Fribourg Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of St Nicholas, Fribourg | |
Cathédrale St-Nicolas | |
46°48′22″N 7°9′47″E / 46.80611°N 7.16306°E | |
Location | Fribourg |
Country | Switzerland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | Website |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | 1283 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church Cathedral (since 1945) |
Style | Gothic architecture |
Completed | 1490 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Charles Morerod |
Fribourg Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Fribourg) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland, built in the Gothic style, on a rocky outcrop 50 metres above the river Sarine (Saane), dominating the medieval town below. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.