Orihuela Cathedral Orihuela Cathedral Orihuela Cathedral ("Catedral de Orihuela") is the main Roman Catholic church of Orihuela, Valencian Community, southern Spain. It was built above a pre-existing Muslim mosque as a simple parish church, and was later converted into main church by order of King Alfonso X of Castile in 1281. In 1413, pope Benedict XIII elevated it to the rank of collegiate, until it become a cathedral in 1510. Construction was begun in the late 13th century in Valencian Gothic style, with a Latin cross plan including a nave and two aisles, an ambulatory and chapels within buttresses. The crossing, the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on July 28, 1837 by the Dominican Bishop Richard Pius Miles. The Cathedral Church of the Incarnation is the seat of the Bishops of Nashville. The first Roman Catholic cathedral church for Nashville was Holy Rosary Cathedral where the State Capitol now stands. The second Cathedral, built by Bishop Richard Pius Miles, is now the parish Saint Mary of the Seven Sorrows, near the Tennessee State Capitol. Prior to 1970, the diocese encompassed the entire state. At that