Vanjski i unutrašnji izgled katedrale odišu elegancijom i harmonijom baroknoga graditeljstva. Osobite zasluge za izgradnju imao je zagrebački biskup Franjo Thauzy.

Biskup Thauzy kupio je prvo stari požeški burg, a potom od carice Marije Terezije dobio dopuštenje za izgradnju župne crkve koja će nositi ime njezine zaštitnice, svete Terezije Avilske.

Izgradnja crkve odvijala se od 1756. do 1763. g. kada ju je posvetio biskup Thauzy. O njihovim zaslugama svjedoci kamena ploča iznad ulaznih vrata u crkvu s uklesanim natpisom iz 1763. g.

Unutrašnjost katedrale uređena je u stilu kasnoga baroka, odnosno rokokoa. Biskup Thauzy darovao je monumentalni glavni oltar kojega, između drvenih mramoriziranih stupova, krasi slika svete Terezije nepoznatog autora.

Na prijedlog Miroslava Kraljevića, a u sklopu obiljezavanja stote obljetnice izgradnje, Katedrala je temeljito obnovljena, a od 1863. do danas prošla je kroz nekoliko renovacija.

Godine 2013. u kripti požeške Katedrale blagoslovljena je i otvorena kapela bl. Ivana Pavla II. u kojoj se nalazi i kip pape Ivana Pavla II., djelo akademske kiparice Marije Ujević Galetović.

Sv. Terezije Square 3, 34000 Požega, Croatia

St. Teresa of Avila is a patron saint of Požega and the church in her honor is the oldest building on the square. The Church of St. Teresa was built by the Bishop of Zagreb, Franjo Thauzy, with his own funds.

Instead of renewing the Fort Požega, which he owned, he took the 80 000 forints and transfered it to the building of this Church.

The permission to build this church was given by the Empress Marija Terezija on 11th July 1754. It took seven years to build the church, and it was consecrated on 24th July 1763 by the aforementioned Bishop Thauzy.

The inside of the Cathedral is decorated in style of the playful Baroque and Rococo. The main altar of St. Teresa dominates the church and with its monumentality represents is a rare example of Baroque-Rococo style in Croatia. Wall paintings painted in 1898 and 1899 by famous Croatian painters Celestin Medović and Oton Iveković, complete the beauty of the Church.

The painting of the Holy Trinity above the main altar is their joint work, while Medović also decorated the ceiling with the painting of the Assumption of St. Teresa.

St. Teresa Cathedral, a one-nave church with two side chapels, round sanctuary and two-storey sacristies, belongs to the most beautiful baroque churches not only in Croatia. The church has sustained damages and has been restored several times.