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106: 22: 608: 589: 562:, the Vienne archdiocese was dissolved and the former cathedral became a plain parish church, while the surrounding premises temporarily served as barns or barracks and eventually were demolished. The episcopal territory was transferred mostly to the Diocese of Grenoble, while the title was added first to that of the 480:
in 887, no traces are left from the former church buildings at the site. Construction works at Vienne Cathedral are documented under the tenure of Archbishop LĂ©ger from 1030 to 1070; on 9 February 1119, Archbishop
566:, known between 1822 and 2006 as the Archbishops of Lyon-Vienne, and then from 2006 to that of the Bishops of Grenoble, now known as the Bishops of Grenoble-Vienne. 539:, 315 feet in length, 118 feet wide and 89 feet in height. The most striking portion is the west front, which rises majestically from a terrace overhanging the 593: 653: 707: 122: 51: 687: 447: 305: 548: 682: 677: 646: 697: 672: 461: 639: 73: 44: 692: 497: 256: 435: 34: 702: 38: 30: 552: 493: 575: 451: 174: 105: 55: 615: 179: 627: 8: 563: 473: 456: 409: 341: 251: 244: 234: 559: 516:. The facade was added in the 16th century, with the capstone ceremony held in 1529. 509: 482: 439: 430: 501: 477: 425: 413: 157: 513: 398: 623: 505: 450:. The present-day building, erected from 1130 onwards, was classified a French 406: 322: 263: 666: 421: 137: 124: 443: 208: 500:
modifications and extensions were carried out until its consecration by
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The construction of the preserved church was begun in a
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45°31′27″N 4°52′23″E / 45.52417°N 4.87306°E / 45.52417; 4.87306
Vienne, Isère
France
Denomination
Roman Catholic Church
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Co-cathedral
Monument historique
church
Style
French Gothic
Groundbreaking
Archdiocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne
Bishop(s)
Guy de Kerimel
Monument historique
French
Roman Catholic
church
Vienne
France

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