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Santiago Cathedral
Portal of the Cathedral of Bilbao.jpg
Main portal of the Cathedral, in Gothic revival style
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Casco Viejo
Province Biscay
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Year consecrated 12th or 13th century
Location
Location Spain Bilbao, Spain
Architecture
Architectural type Cathedral
Architectural style Gothic and Gothic Revival
Specifications
Direction of façade West
Spire(s) 1
Materials limestone

Santiago Cathedral (Spanish: [Catedral de Santiago] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Basque: [Donejakue Katedrala] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a Catholic cathedral in the city of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It was originally built as a Gothic church in the late 14th century. After a fire in the 1500s it was rebuilt. It was officially given the status of a cathedral in 1950.

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