Béziers Cathedral

Béziers Cathedral

Béziers Cathedral ("Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers"), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Béziers, France.

It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Béziers, which was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 and merged into the Diocese of Montpellier.

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* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10545a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Béziers, in article on Montpellier]


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