Pesaro Cathedral

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Location	Pesaro, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Status	Cathedral
Functional status	Active
Style	Romanesque; Neoclassical architecture
Administration
Archdiocese	Pesaro
Clergy
Archbishop	Piero Coccia
	Official name: Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Type	Cathedral

Last updated May 01, 2019

Pesaro Cathedral (Italian : Duomo di Pesaro; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Pesaro, Marche, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

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Gallery

Interior of cathedral.
Bishops Porta and Borromeo graves.

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References

↑ Catholic.org Basilicas in Italy

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[1] Catholic.org Basilicas in Italy