Basilica Cathedral of St. Cecilia

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Basilica Cathedral of St. Cecilia
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Front entrance
Cathedral Basilica of St. Cecilia is located in Quebec
Cathedral Basilica of St. Cecilia
Cathedral Basilica of St. Cecilia
Coordinates: 45°15′17″N 74°08′06″W / 45.25463°N 74.1351°W / 45.25463; -74.1351
LocationSalaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
CountryCanada
DenominationRoman Catholic
Weekly attendance1250 (in 2019)
Websitehttps://stececile.faithlifesites.com
History
Authorising papal bull1855
StatusCathedral, minor basilica
DedicationSaint Cecilia and Christ the King
DedicatedFebruary 9, 1991
Consecrated1985
Cult(s) presentRoman Catholic
Past bishop(s)Luc Cyr
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Louis-Napoléon Audet

Henri Labelle Eugène Perron

Jean-Marie Lafleur
Architectural typeNorman-Gothic
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1935
Specifications
Capacity1500
Nave width26 m (85 ft 4 in)
Number of floors2
Number of towers2
Number of spires3
MaterialsConcrete, rocks
Bells6
Tenor bell weight10,043 lb (4,555 kg)
Administration
ParishSt. Cecilia
DioceseValleyfield
Clergy
Bishop(s)
Priest(s)Father Normand Bergeron
Assistant priest(s)Gilles Meury, Gilles Bergeron
Deacon(s)Jacques Tremblay, Jocelyn Leduc

The Basilica Cathedral of St. Cecilia (Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile in French) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and a cathedral dedicated to St. Cecilia located in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield. The basilica was decreed on February 9, 1991.[1]

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