Urbino Cathedral (Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Catholic cathedral in the city of Urbino, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since 1986 it has been the seat of the Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado, and was previously the seat of the Archbishops of Urbino. . . . In 1988 the Cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Historic Centre of Urbino (whc.unesco.