Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec

Notre-Dame de Québec
Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec in 2012
Notre-Dame de Québec
46°48′50″N 71°12′22″W / 46.8138°N 71.2062°W / 46.8138; -71.2062
Location16, rue de Buade
Quebec City, Quebec
G1R 4A1
CountryCanada
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral, minor basilica
Founded1647 (1647) (original building)
FounderFrançois de Laval
DedicationVirgin Mary
Architecture
Functional statusFunctional
Designated1989
ArchitectJean Baillairgé
Architectural typeNeoclassical
Completed1843
Administration
ArchdioceseQuebec
Official nameNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1989

The Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is the primatial church and seat of the Archdiocese of Quebec, located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and the first to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica, receiving the honor from Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including the first, François de Laval. The church is a National Historic Site of Canada, and located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic District of Old Québec.