St. Anne's Cathedral in Debrecen, Hungary, is a Roman Catholic church in the Baroque style. Its Hungarian name is Szent Anna székesegyház, and it is also called Debrecen Cathedral. The Milanese architect Giovanni Battista Carlone designed it, and Cardinal Imre Csáky commissioned it. The church was built in 1721 and dedicated to St. Anne in 1746. It has been the cathedral of the Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza since 1993.
A fire damaged both towers in 1811, and they were rebuilt in 1834 to plans by Ferenc Povolny. New entrances were added in 1928, when a general restoration began.
A wide staircase leads up to the entrance. Three statues on the facade show St. Emeric, St. Stephen and the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus.
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