Good Shepherd Cathedral of San Sebastián
| Good Shepherd Cathedral of San Sebastián Artzain Onaren katedrala Catedral del Buen Pastor de San Sebastián |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°19′0″N 1°58′53.4″W / 43.31667°N 1.981500°WCoordinates: 43°19′0″N 1°58′53.4″W / 43.31667°N 1.981500°W |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Country | Spain |
| Year consecrated | 30 July 1897 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Leadership | Mons. José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre |
| Website | elizagipuzkoa.org |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Manuel de Echave |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1888 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Construction cost | 1 500 000 pesetas |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | NW |
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Length | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Width | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Width (nave) | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Height (max) | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Spire(s) | 1 |
| Spire height | 75 metres (246 ft) |
The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (Basque: Artzain Onaren katedrala, Spanish: Catedral del Buen Pastor de San Sebastián) located in the city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. It is the seat of the suffragan Diocese of San Sebastián and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela. The most remarkable religious building of San Sebastián, it is endowed with a strong verticality and is the largest in Gipuzkoa. Its construction took place in the last years of the 19th century in a Historicist Neo-Gothic style. The church, dedicated to the Good Shepherd, has held the rank of cathedral since 1953.
In 1881 a Royal Order created a new parish division in San Sebastián. This new division included the creation of a parish, claimed for years by locals in the southern part of the city, which later became known as the "Ensanche of Amara". In August 1887 the City Council gave an area between the river Urumea and Beach of La Concha, occupied by sand dunes and marshes, to build the church. Until it was finished, the spiritual needs of the local congregation were met by a provisional parish, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Opened in March 1888, this rudimentary church was made of wood and was between Loiola and Príncipe Streets.
In December 1887 a construction meeting chaired by the Dean D. Martín Lorenzo de Urizar Zalduegui-Ariño defined the bases of the project competition and set a budget of 750,000 pesetas, and like the capacity of the church and its architectural style, it should be pointed. Four projects were presented, with the chosen design being by the donostiarra architect Manuel de Echave, who was entrusted with the supervision of works. The new church would be dedicated to the Good Shepherd.
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