The building that is now the cathedral was built as a church between 1727 and 1750 by the businessman Henri Schuller (or Shuler) (whose son was later a canon here) to plans by Jacques Philippe Mareschal, king's engineer at Strasbourg. It was built of red sandstone excavated from the quarry at Offemont, three kilometres from Belfort.
Although the church opened for worship in 1750, the north tower was not completed until 1845.
It contains an organ by the organ-builder Joseph Valtrin, installed in 1752 and now classed as an historic monument in its own right.
On 3 November 1979 the Diocese of Belfort–Montbéliard was created from part of the territory of the Archdiocese of Besançon. The seat of the bishop was established at Belfort, and St. Christopher's Church was elevated to the status of cathedral.
belfort, cathedral, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2023, learn, when, remove, this, template, message. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Belfort Cathedral otherwise the Cathedral of Saint Christopher of Belfort French Cathedrale Saint Christophe de Belfort is a Roman Catholic church located in Belfort Territoire de Belfort France The cathedral has been a national monument since 1930 It was declared a minor basilica on 9 May 1952 1 Belfort CathedralCathedrale Saint Christophe de BelfortBelfort CathedralReligionAffiliationRoman Catholic ChurchProvinceDiocese of Belfort MontbeliardRiteRomanEcclesiastical or organizational statusCathedralStatusActiveLocationLocationBelfort FranceGeographic coordinates47 38 19 N 6 51 50 E 47 63861 N 6 86389 E 47 63861 6 86389ArchitectureTypechurchGroundbreaking18th centuryThe building that is now the cathedral was built as a church between 1727 and 1750 by the businessman Henri Schuller or Shuler whose son was later a canon here to plans by Jacques Philippe Mareschal king s engineer at Strasbourg It was built of red sandstone excavated from the quarry at Offemont three kilometres from Belfort Although the church opened for worship in 1750 the north tower was not completed until 1845 It contains an organ by the organ builder Joseph Valtrin installed in 1752 and now classed as an historic monument in its own right On 3 November 1979 the Diocese of Belfort Montbeliard was created from part of the territory of the Archdiocese of Besancon The seat of the bishop was established at Belfort and St Christopher s Church was elevated to the status of cathedral References edit GCatholic org Basilique Cathedrale Saint ChristopheExternal links editCathedrale Saint Christophe at Structurae Location in French Diocese of Belfort official website nbsp This article on a Roman Catholic cathedral in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belfort Cathedral amp oldid 1182103699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
