Albacete Cathedral

Albacete Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Catedral de San Juan Bautista
West Gothic revival façade.
38°59′45″N 1°51′22″W / 38.995728°N 1.856202°W / 38.995728; -1.856202
Location	Albacete
Address	Plaza de la Catedral
Country	Spain
Denomination	Catholic
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	John the Baptist
Dedicated	5 May 1955[1]
Architecture
Style	Mudejar, Gothic revival, Romanesque revival
Groundbreaking	1515
Administration
Metropolis	Toledo
Diocese	Albacete (since 1949)
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Ángel Fernández Collado
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	26 March 1982
Reference no.	RI-51-0004621

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (Spanish: Catedral de San Juan Bautista) is a Roman Catholic church located in Albacete, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1982.^[2]

The church of San Juan was constructed in 1515 in place of a Mudéjar edifice. At this time, Albacete belonged to the Diocese of Cartagena. In the 16th century the previous Gothic vaults were demolished and replaced with the current Baroque ones. In 1936, during the Spanish Civil War its bells were melted down only to be replaced in 1947 by its current bells. It was also during this post war period, in 1949 when the principal facade was finished and the Diocese of Albacete was formed, elevating the church to cathedral status. In 1960 the lateral facade was finished in a Romanesque Revival style.

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