Cathedral of Juan de Albacete

Infobox religious building
building_name=Cathedral of San Juan de Albacete

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caption=
location=Albacete, Spain
religious_affiliation=Roman Catholic
district=Diocese of Albacete
consecration_year= 1949
status=Cathedral
architecture_style=Renaissance, Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival
groundbreaking= 1515
specifications= no

The Cathedral of Juan de Albacete is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Albacete. Construction of the cathedral began in 1515 over a Mudejar temple but was not finished until 1959 when its exterior was completed.

History

The church of San Juan was constructed in 1515 in place of a Mudejar temple. At this time, Albacete belonged to the Diocese of Chinchilla. In the 17th century the previous Gothic vaults were demolished an 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.

External links

* [http://www.jdiezarnal.com/catedraldealbacete.html Cathedral of Albacete in jdiezarnal]
* [http://www.arteguias.com/catedral/albacete.htm Cathedral of Albacete in Arteguias]
* [http://campaners.com/php/catedral.php?numer=29 Bells of the Cathedral of Albacete]