This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual

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s (seats of

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s in episcopal denominations, such as

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) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly referred to as "cathedral", usually having formerly acquired that status. As of December 2018, the

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had 3,391 cathedral-''level'' churches;

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(3,037), Co-cathedral (312), and Pro-cathedral (42) status around the world, predominantly in countries with a significant Roman Catholic population:

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Africa

List of cathedrals in Algeria This is a list of Catholic churches in Algeria. Cathedrals * Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Algiers * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, Constantine * St. Mary's Cathedral, Oran * Pro-Cathedral of Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa Basilicas * St A ...

* List of cathedrals in Angola *

List of cathedrals in Benin This is the list of cathedrals in Benin. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Benin:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Benin/ref> * Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Abomey * Cathedral of Our Lady in Cotonou * Cathédrale Notre-Dam ...

List of cathedrals in Botswana This is the list of cathedrals in Botswana sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Botswana: * Our Lady of the Desert Cathedral in Francistown * Christ the King Cathedral in Gaborone Anglican Cathe ...

List of cathedrals in Burkina Faso This is the list of cathedrals in Burkina Faso. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Burkina Faso:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Burkina Faso/ref> * Cathedral of St. Peter in Banfora * Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Bobo-Dio ...

List of cathedrals in Burundi This is the list of Burundi cathedrals, sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Burundi:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Burundi/ref> * Cathedral of Christ the King in Bubanza * Queen of the World Cathedral ...

List of cathedrals in Cameroon This is the list of cathedrals in Cameroon. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Cameroon/ref> * Cathedral of St. Joseph in Bafoussam * St. Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral in Bamenda * Cat ...

* List of cathedrals in the Central African Republic *

List of cathedrals in Chad This is the list of cathedrals in Chad sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals and pro-cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Chad:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Chad/ref> *Cathedral of St. Theresa in Doba *Cathedral of St. Mary of t ...

List of cathedrals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo This is the list of cathedrals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Roman Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:GCatholic.orgCa ...

* List of cathedrals in the Republic of the Congo *

List of cathedrals in Egypt This is the list of cathedrals in Egypt sorted by denomination. Coptic Orthodox * Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria * Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo * Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Azbakeya * Sai ...

List of cathedrals in Ghana This is the list of cathedrals in Ghana sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Ghana: * Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra * St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Cape Coast * St. Anne's Cathedral in Damongo ...

* List of cathedrals in Ivory Coast *

List of cathedrals in Liberia This is the list of cathedrals in Liberia sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Liberia: *Cathedral of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Cape Palmas *Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Gbarnga * Sacred ...

* List of cathedrals in Madagascar * List of cathedrals in Malawi * List of cathedrals in Morocco *

List of cathedrals in Mozambique This is a list of cathedrals in Mozambique sorted by Christian denomination, denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholicism in Mozambique, Roman Catholic Church in Mozambique:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Mozambique/ref> Anglican C ...

* List of cathedrals in Nigeria * List of cathedrals in Rwanda * List of cathedrals in Senegal * List of cathedrals in South Africa * List of cathedrals in Tanzania * List of cathedrals in Zambia * List of cathedrals in Zimbabwe

Americas

* List of cathedrals in Antigua and Barbuda * List of cathedrals in Argentina *

List of cathedrals in the Bahamas This is the list of cathedrals in the Bahamas sorted by denomination. Anglican *Christ Church Cathedral, Nassau (Church in the Province of the West Indies) Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in the Bahamas:GCatholic.orgSp ...

* List of cathedrals in Barbados *

List of cathedrals in Belize This is the list of cathedrals in Belize sorted by denomination. Anglican * St. John's Cathedral, Belize City (Church in the Province of the West Indies) Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Belize:GCatholic.orgSpecial C ...

List of cathedrals in Bermuda This is a list of cathedrals in the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. *The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, of the Anglican Church of Bermuda. *The Cathedral of Saint Theresa of Lisieux, of the Roman Catholic Church. References {{D ...

* List of cathedrals in Bolivia *

List of cathedrals in Brazil This is the list of cathedrals in Brazil sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Anglican Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholicism in Brazil, Roman Catholic Church in Brazil: * Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Ab ...

* List of cathedrals in Canada *

List of cathedrals in Chile This is the list of cathedrals in Chile sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Chile/ref> * Cathedral of St. Joseph in Antofagasta * Cathedral of St. Mark in Arica * ...

List of cathedrals in Colombia This is the list of cathedrals in Colombia sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Colombia: * Cathedral of Our Lady of Carmel in Apartadó * Cathedral of St. Barbara in Arauca * Cathedral of t ...

List of cathedrals in Costa Rica This is the list of cathedrals in Costa Rica sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Costa Rica:GCatholic.orgCathedrals in Costa Rica/ref> *Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar in Alajuela *Cathedral ...

* List of cathedrals in Cuba * List of cathedrals in Dominica *

List of cathedrals in the Dominican Republic This is the list of cathedrals in the Dominican Republic sorted by denomination. Anglican * Catedral de la Epifania/Union Church, Santo Domingo (The Episcopal Church) Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican R ...

* List of cathedrals in Ecuador * List of cathedrals in El Salvador * List of cathedrals in Guatemala *

List of cathedrals in Haiti This is the list of cathedrals in Haiti sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Haiti:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Haiti/ref> # Cathedral of St. Anne in Anse-à-Veau # Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assum ...

List of cathedrals in Honduras This is the list of cathedrals in Honduras sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Honduras: * Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Choluteca * Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Comayagu ...

* List of cathedrals in Mexico * List of cathedrals in Nicaragua * List of cathedrals in Panama * List of cathedrals in Paraguay *

List of cathedrals in Peru This is the list of cathedrals in Peru sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru: * Cathedral of the Virgin of Rosary in Abancay * Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary in Arequipa * Cathedral Basili ...

* List of cathedrals in the United States * List of cathedrals in Uruguay *

List of cathedrals in Venezuela This is the list of cathedrals in Venezuela. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela:GCatholic.orgCathedrals in Venezuela/ref> * Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza in Acarigua * Cathedral of St. Christoph ...

Asia

List of cathedrals in Armenia The Armenian Apostolic Church is the national church of Armenia. List of cathedrals * Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat (seat of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin). * Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan (main cathedral of ...

* List of cathedrals in Azerbaijan * List of cathedrals in Bangladesh *

List of cathedrals in Cambodia Today (2022) Cambodia has no cathedrals. All the cathedrals in Cambodia were destroyed by the Khmer Rouge regime in the second half of the 1970s. Former cathedrals * Battambang Cathedral * Cathedral of Phnom Penh *Preah Meada References {{A ...

List of cathedrals in China This is the list of cathedrals in China sorted by original denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in China:GCatholic.orgCathedrals China/ref> * Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Baoding * Immaculate Concepti ...

* List of cathedrals in East Timor * List of cathedrals in Hong Kong *

List of cathedrals in India A cathedral (from the Greek ''kathedra'' (καθέδρα), seat, bench, chair) is a Christian church which contains the seat of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese. This is the list of cathedrals in India sorted by denomi ...

* List of cathedrals in Indonesia *

List of cathedrals in Iraq This is a list of cathedrals in Iraq sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Chaldean and Syriac Catholic Cathedrals of the Chaldean and Syriac Catholic Churches in Iraq:GCatholic.orgCathedrals in Iraq/ref> *Cathedral of Mary Mother of S ...

List of cathedrals in Israel This is the list of cathedrals in Israel, sorted by denomination. Church of the Holy Sepulchre * Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City (home of six denominations: Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Syriac Orthod ...

* List of cathedrals in Japan *

List of cathedrals in Kazakhstan This is the list of cathedrals in Kazakhstan sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox: * Assumption Cathedral in Astana * Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, Almaty, Co-Cathedral o ...

* Cathedrals in North Korea *

List of cathedrals in South Korea This is the list of cathedrals in South Korea sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in South Korea:GCatholic.orgCathedrals South Korea/ref> * Mokseong-dong Cathedral in Andong * Naedeokdong Cathedral in ...

* List of cathedrals in Lebanon * Cathedrals in Macau * List of cathedrals in Malaysia * List of cathedrals in Myanmar * List of cathedrals in the State of Palestine * List of cathedrals in Pakistan *

List of cathedrals in the Philippines This is the list of cathedrals in the Philippines sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Roman Catholic The Catholic Church in the Philippines is organized into 72 dioceses in 16 Ecclesiastical Provinces, as well as 7 Apostolic Vicari ...

List of cathedrals in Sri Lanka This is the list of cathedrals in Sri Lanka sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Sri Lanka/ref> * St. Joseph's Cathedral, Anuradhapura * St. Mary's Cathedral, Badu ...

List of cathedrals in Syria This is the list of cathedrals in Syria sorted by denomination. Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Syria: * Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus ( Antiochian Eastern-Orthodox) * Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet in Aleppo ( Gree ...

* List of cathedrals in Taiwan * List of cathedrals in Thailand *

List of cathedrals in Turkey This is the list of cathedrals in Turkey sorted by denomination. Eastern Orthodox * Church of St. George, Istanbul (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) Oriental Orthodox * Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church (Holy Mother of God Patria ...

List of cathedrals in Vietnam This is the list of cathedrals in Vietnam. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Vietnam/ref> * Mary Mother of God Cathedral in Bà Rịa of Bà Rịa diocese * Queen of the Rosary Cathedral ...

Europe

* List of cathedrals in Albania * List of cathedrals in Austria * List of cathedrals in Belarus * List of cathedrals in Belgium * List of cathedrals in Bosnia and Herzegovina * List of cathedrals in Bulgaria * List of cathedrals in Croatia *

List of cathedrals in the Czech Republic This is the list of cathedrals in the Czech Republic sorted by denomination. Catholic Latin Church The following are Latin Church cathedrals and co-cathedrals of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic: ;Ecclesiastical province of Bohemia ...

* List of cathedrals in Denmark *

List of cathedrals in England and Wales This is a list of cathedrals in England and Wales and the Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and those in the Channel Islands, by country. Former and intended cathedrals are listed separately. A cathedral church is a Christian ...

List of cathedrals in Estonia This is a list of cathedrals in Estonia sorted geographically. See also * List of churches in Estonia * List of cathedrals (international) References {{Europe topic, List of cathedrals in, countries_only=yes Cathedrals in Estonia Cathedrals ...

List of cathedrals in Finland This is the list of cathedrals in Finland sorted by denomination. Lutheran Cathedrals of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland: * Espoo Cathedral in Espoo * Helsinki Cathedral in Helsinki * Kuopio Cathedral in Kuopio * Lapua Cathedral in ...

* List of cathedrals in France * List of cathedrals in Germany * List of cathedrals in Hungary * List of cathedrals in Iceland *

List of cathedrals in Ireland This article lists the current and former cathedrals of the main Christian churches in Ireland. Since the main denominations are organised on an all-Ireland basis, this article includes information about both jurisdictions: Northern Ireland and ...

* List of cathedrals in Italy * List of cathedrals in Latvia * List of cathedrals in Lithuania * List of cathedrals in Malta * List of cathedrals in Montenegro * List of cathedrals in the Netherlands *

List of cathedrals in Norway This is the list of cathedrals in Norway sorted by denomination. Lutheran Cathedrals of the Church of Norway: * Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim * Oslo Cathedral in Oslo * Bergen Cathedral in Bergen * Bodø Cathedral in Bodø * Fredrikstad Cat ...

* List of cathedrals in Poland * List of cathedrals in Portugal * List of cathedrals in Romania *

List of cathedrals in Russia This is the list of cathedrals in Russia sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox Church *Transfiguration Cathedral in Abakan *Cathedral of the Theotokos of Vladimir in Aktub ...

List of cathedrals in Scotland This is a list of cathedrals in Scotland. A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese. The distinction of ''cathedral'' refers to that church being the location of the ''cathedra'', the ...

List of cathedrals in Serbia This is the list of cathedrals in Serbia sorted by denomination. Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals of the Serbian Orthodox Church: * Cathedral of Assumption of the Theotokos in Kragujevac ( Eparchy of Šumadija) * Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity i ...

List of cathedrals in Slovakia This is the list of cathedrals and co-cathedrals in Slovakia sorted by Christian denomination, denomination. Catholic Latin Rite The following are Latin Church, Latin Rite cathedrals and co-cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Slovakia: Easte ...

* List of cathedrals in Slovenia *

List of cathedrals in Spain This is a list of cathedrals in Spain, as established by the Spanish Episcopal Conference. It includes all 87 currently active cathedrals and co-cathedrals. All of these temples are Roman Catholic, and cathedrals of other Christian denominatio ...

List of cathedrals in Sweden The following is a list of cathedrals in Sweden. A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship which is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the ''cathedra'' or bishop's seat. In ...

* List of cathedrals in Switzerland *

List of cathedrals in Ukraine List of cathedrals in Ukraine and cathedral temples that includes temples that used to have cathedra. All of the Russian Orthodox Church temples in Ukraine are organized as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Since 1992 there has been a movement to org ...

List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom NK = Not known See also * List of Anglican churches in the United Kingdom *List of Catholic churches in the United Kingdom A list of Catholic churches in the United Kingdom, notable current and former individual church buildings and congr ...

Oceania

* List of cathedrals in Australia * List of cathedrals in New Zealand * List of cathedrals in Papua New Guinea * List of cathedrals in Solomon Islands

References

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