Mende Cathedral
Mende Cathedral (French: Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat de Mende) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica, and also a national monument of France, located in the town of Mende. The cathedral enshrines the venerated image of the Black Madonna of Mende which was crowned on 15 August 1894 by the decree of Pope Leo XIII dated 18 December 1893.
| Mende Cathedral Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat de Mende | |
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 Mende Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Bishop of Mende |
| Region | Lozère |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Mende,  France |
| Geographic coordinates | |
| Architecture | |
| Type | church |
| Style | Romanesque, Gothic |
It is the seat of the Bishop of Mende.
The Black Madonna venerated in the Cathedral.
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| Province of Besançon | |
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| Province of Bordeaux | |
| Province of Clermont | |
| Province of Dijon | |
| Province of Lille | |
| Province of Lyon | |
| Province of Marseille | |
| Province of Montpellier | |
| Province of Paris | |
| Province of Poitiers | |
| Province of Reims | |
| Province of Rennes | |
| Province of Rouen | |
| Province of Toulouse | |
| Province of Tours | |
| Province of Martinique | |
| Province of Papeete | |
| Province of Noumea | |
| Directly under Holy See | |
| Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics | |
| See also |
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