List of cathedrals
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This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual cathedral
s (seats of bishop
s in episcopal
denominations, such as Catholicism
, Anglicanism
, and Orthodoxy
) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly referred to as "cathedral", usually having formerly acquired that status. As of 2011, the Catholic Church had 3,068 churches of cathedral
and co-cathedral
status around the world, predominantly in countries with a significant Roman Catholic population: Italy (357), Brazil (280), United States (207), India (156), France (103), Mexico (98), Spain (87), Philippines (87), Colombia (83), Canada (74) and Argentina (72).
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
s (seats of bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s in episcopal
Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
denominations, such as Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
, Anglicanism
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
, and Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy
The word orthodox, from Greek orthos + doxa , is generally used to mean the adherence to accepted norms, more specifically to creeds, especially in religion...
) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly referred to as "cathedral", usually having formerly acquired that status. As of 2011, the Catholic Church had 3,068 churches of cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
and co-cathedral
Co-cathedral
A co-cathedral is a cathedral church which shares the function of being a bishop's seat, or cathedra, with another cathedral. Instances of this occurred in England before the Protestant Reformation in the dioceses of Bath and Wells, and of Coventry and Lichfield, hence the names of these dioceses...
status around the world, predominantly in countries with a significant Roman Catholic population: Italy (357), Brazil (280), United States (207), India (156), France (103), Mexico (98), Spain (87), Philippines (87), Colombia (83), Canada (74) and Argentina (72).
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See also
- List of basilicas
- List of Buddhist temples
- List of buildings
- List of Hindu temples
- List of largest church buildings in the world
- List of mosques
- List of Gurdwaras
- List of Shinto shrines
- List of tallest church towers
- BasilicaBasilicaThe Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
- Church (building)
- DuomoDuomoDuomo is a term for a cathedral church. The formal word for a church that is presently a cathedral is cattedrale; a Duomo may be either a present or a former cathedral . Some, like the Duomo of Monza, have never been cathedrals, although old and important...
- Minster (cathedral)Minster (cathedral)Minster is an honorific title given to particular churches in England, most famously York Minster. The term minster is first found in royal foundation charters of the 7th century; and, although it corresponds to the Latin monasterium or monastery, it then designated any settlement of clergy living...
External links
- List of all Catholic Cathedrals by Giga-Catholic Information
- Syro-Malabar Diocesan Cathedrals with photographs
- Links to Cathedrals
- Cathedrals of California