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Fribourg Cathedral
Cathedral of St Nicholas, Fribourg
Cathédrale St-Nicolas
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46°48′22″N 7°9′47″E / 46.80611°N 7.16306°E / 46.80611; 7.16306
LocationFribourg
CountrySwitzerland
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteWebsite
History
StatusActive
Founded1283
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Cathedral (since 1945)
StyleGothic architecture
Completed1490
Administration
DioceseLausanne, Geneva and Fribourg
Clergy
Bishop(s)Charles Morerod

Fribourg Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Fribourg) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland, built in the Gothic style, on a rocky outcrop 50 metres above the river Sarine (Saane), dominating the medieval town below. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.

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