Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont
The Archdiocese of Clermont is a Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Puy-de-Dôme, in the Region of Auvergne. The Archbishop's seat is Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral. Throughout its history Clermont was the senior suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bourges. It became a metropolitan see itself, however, in 2002. The current archbishop is François Kalist.
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Saint Austremonius
Jean-Baptiste Massillon
Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral, or the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand, is a Gothic cathedral and French national monument located in the city of Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Clermont.
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral from Montjuzet Park in April 2006.
The western front
Interior of the cathedral
View from the south. The black Gothic cathedral towers above the city with its dominating spires 96.1 metres high.