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St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral
Kathedrale Sint Antonius van Paduakerk
Location	Breda
Country	Netherlands
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

The St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral (Dutch: Sint-Antoniuskathedraal) or Cathedral of St. Anthony, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Breda, located in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands.

The church of Sint Antonius is a so-called waterstaatskerk, because its construction was paid largely by the government and conducted under the supervision of civil engineers. The church was built in 1837 by architect Peter Huijsers in neoclassical style, as is evident on the front façade, can be distinguished from the bottom up Doric, Ionic and Corinthian elements, while the pediment under the bell tower resembles a Greek temple.

In 1853, the church was elevated to the status of cathedral. In 1876, it was no longer a cathedral as St. Barbara's Church became the cathedral for the diocese. In 1968, St. Barbara Cathedral closed and St Michael's Church became the cathedral. St Michael's Cathedral was later demolished and on 1 January 2001, the St. Anthony's Church once again became the cathedral, at the request of bishop Muskens.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Netherlands
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda

References

1. http://www.parochiebredacentrum.nl/ «Sint-Antoniuskathedraal»
2. "Kathedrale Sint Antonius van Paduakerk, Breda, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
3. Schreurs, Nico; Plastow, Thomas (2003-01-01). Juxtaposing Contexts: Doing Contextual Theology in South Africa and in the Netherlands. Cluster Publications. ISBN 9781875053407.

v t e Catholic Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands
Dioceses	Archdiocese of Utrecht Diocese of Breda Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch Diocese of Roermond Diocese of Rotterdam Caribbean: Diocese of Willemstad
Others	Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris
Former dioceses	Diocese of Deventer Diocese of Leeuwarden Diocese of Maastricht Diocese of Middelburg Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia Apostolic Vicariate of Grave-Nijmegen Apostolic Vicariate of Limburg Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein-Megen
Churches	St Catherine's Cathedral, Utrecht St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, Breda St. Joseph Cathedral, Groningen Cathedral of St Bavo, Haarlem St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) St. Christopher's Cathedral, Roermond List of Catholic churches in the Netherlands Caribbean: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad Basilica of St. Anne, Willemstad Pro-Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Oranjestad List of Catholic churches in the Dutch Caribbean
Monasteries	Egmond Abbey St. Benedictusberg Abbey St. Willibrord's Abbey Carmelite Monastery, Echt Berne Abbey Achel Abbey Koningshoeven Abbey Lilbosch Abbey
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