Agrigento Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Agrigento, Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Gerlando) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Agrigento, Sicily, dedicated to Saint Gerland. [1] Founded in the 11th century,[2] it was consecrated in 1099 as the seat of the restored bishop of Agrigento. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 2000, and the cathedral is thus now the seat of the Archbishop of Agrigento.[3]

Agrigento Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Gerland of Agrigento
(Cattedrale di San Gerlando)
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceArchdiocese of Agrigento
Location
LocationAgrigento, Italy
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque
Completed1099

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  1. ^ according to GigaCatholic, also to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  2. ^ "- Cattedrale di San Gerlando -" (in Italian). Agrigento. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy:Agrigento
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Sources

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Di Giovanni, Giuseppe: Agrigento, visita al centro storico (nd)

37°18′51″N 13°34′34″E / 37.3141°N 13.5760°E / 37.3141; 13.5760