Cathedral · Ghent, Belgium
St Bavo's Cathedral
St Bavo's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Diocese of Ghent, in Ghent, Belgium, dedicated to Saint Bavo. A cathedral is the church of the bishop, where his chair, the cathedra, stands: the mother church of the diocese, where he ordains priests and blesses the holy oils each Holy Week. It is one of 9 cathedrals in Belgium on CathoNav.
- Where
- Ghent, Belgium
- Cathedral of
- Diocese of Ghent · its bishop today
- Dedicated to
- Saint Bavo
- Founded
- 1150
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