Sisteron Cathedral

Sisteron Cathedral

Sisteron Cathedral ("Cathédrale" or "Concathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Pommiers de Sisteron") is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and national monument of France, in Sisteron.

It was formerly the seat of the Bishops of Sisteron, who had a second seat at Forcalquier Cathedral. The bishopric was abolished under the Concordat of 1801 and merged into the Diocese of Digne.

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* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04793a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Digne, incl. Sisteron]


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