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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, 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 December 2018, the

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

Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

(3,037), Co-cathedral (312), and

Pro-cathedral A pro-cathedral or procathedral is a parish church that temporarily serves as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese, or a church that has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction (such as an apostolic prefecture or apostoli ...

(42) status around the world, predominantly in countries with a significant Roman Catholic population:

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(88), Colombia (86),

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Africa

* List of cathedrals in Algeria *

List of cathedrals in Angola This is the list of cathedrals in Angola. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Angola:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Angola/ref> * Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Benguela * Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of the World in Cabinda ...

* List of cathedrals in Benin * List of cathedrals in Botswana * List of cathedrals in Burkina Faso * List of cathedrals in Burundi * List of cathedrals in Cameroon *

List of cathedrals in the Central African Republic This is the list of cathedrals in the Central African Republic. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in the Central African Republic:GCatholic.orgCathedrals in Central African Republic/ref> * Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in A ...

* List of cathedrals in Chad * List of cathedrals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * List of cathedrals in the Republic of the Congo * List of cathedrals in Egypt * List of cathedrals in Ghana * List of cathedrals in Ivory Coast * List of cathedrals in Liberia * List of cathedrals in Madagascar *

List of cathedrals in Malawi This is the list of cathedrals in Malawi sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Malawi: * Limbe Cathedral of Our Lady in Blantyre * Cathedral of St. Mary in Karonga * Maula Cathedral in Lilongwe * Cat ...

List of cathedrals in Morocco This is the list of cathedrals in Morocco sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Morocco:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Morocco/ref> *St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat *Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Tang ...

* List of cathedrals in Mozambique *

List of cathedrals in Nigeria This is the list of cathedrals in Nigeria sorted by Christian denomination, denomination. Catholic Latin Church The following Latin Church cathedrals and pro-cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Nigeria are located in Nigeria:GCatholic.orgCathe ...

* List of cathedrals in Rwanda *

List of cathedrals in Senegal This is the list of cathedrals in Senegal. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Senegal:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Senegal/ref> * Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories in Dakar * Cathédrale Saint-Théophile in Kaolack * Cathed ...

List of cathedrals in South Africa This is the list of cathedrals in South Africa sorted by denomination. Anglican Anglican cathedrals in South Africa: * Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr in Cape Town * Cathedral of St Andrew and St Michael in Bloemfontein * Cathedral ...

* List of cathedrals in Tanzania * List of cathedrals in Zambia *

List of cathedrals in Zimbabwe This is the list of cathedrals in Zimbabwe sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Zimbabwe: * Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bulawayo, *Cathedral of St Theresa in Gweru * Cathedral of the ...

Americas

* List of cathedrals in Antigua and Barbuda *

List of cathedrals in Argentina This is the list of cathedrals and co-cathedrals in Argentina sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina: * Cathedral Shrine of Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle in Salta * Basilica a ...

* List of cathedrals in the Bahamas *

List of cathedrals in Barbados This is the list of cathedrals in Barbados sorted by denomination. Anglican * St. Michael's Cathedral, Bridgetown (Church in the Province of the West Indies) Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Barbados:GCatholic.orgSpec ...

* List of cathedrals in Belize * List of cathedrals in Bermuda *

List of cathedrals in Bolivia This is the list of cathedrals in Bolivia. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Bolivia/ref> * Catedral de San Pedro Virgen de la Candelaria in Aiquile * Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi ...

List of cathedrals in Brazil This is the list of cathedrals in Brazil sorted by denomination. Anglican Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil: * Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Peri in Abaetetuba * Catedral Senhor Bom Jesus dos ...

* 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 ...

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 This is the list of cathedrals in Cuba sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholicism in Cuba, Roman Catholic Church in Cuba: # Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria in Camagüey # St. Eugene ...

* List of cathedrals in Dominica * List of cathedrals in the Dominican Republic * List of cathedrals in Ecuador *

List of cathedrals in El Salvador This is the list of cathedrals in El Salvador sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholicism in El Salvador, Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador:GCatholic.orgCathedrals in El Salvador/ref> * ...

* List of cathedrals in Guatemala * List of cathedrals in Haiti * List of cathedrals in Honduras *

List of cathedrals in Mexico The following is a list of cathedrals in Mexico. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico: * Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Soledad in Acapulco * Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Aguasc ...

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

List of cathedrals in the United States This is a list of cathedrals in the United States, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in Episcopal polity, episcopal Christian groups, such as Catholic Church, Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy and ...

List of cathedrals in Uruguay This is the list of cathedrals in Uruguay sorted by denomination. Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay: * Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Canelones * Cathedral Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three ...

* List of cathedrals in Venezuela

Asia

* List of cathedrals in Armenia * 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 {{ ...

* List of cathedrals in China * List of cathedrals in East Timor *

List of cathedrals in Hong Kong The list of cathedrals in Hong Kong, sorted by denominations, is as follows: __NOTOC__ File:HK Mid-Levels 堅道 Caine Road 明愛堅道中心 Caritas Centre 香港聖母無原罪主教座堂 Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hong Kong January ...

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 denomina ...

* List of cathedrals in Indonesia * List of cathedrals in Iraq * List of cathedrals in Israel *

List of cathedrals in Japan This is the list of cathedrals in Japan sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Japan: * Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Xavier (Kawaramachi Church) in Kyoto * Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mar ...

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

* Cathedrals in North Korea * List of cathedrals in South Korea *

List of cathedrals in Lebanon This is the list of cathedrals in Lebanon sorted by denomination. Catholic (various rites) Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Lebanon: *Patriarchal Seat in Bkerké (Maronite Rite) * Cathedral of St. Georges in Ehden * Church of Our Lady of Z ...

* Cathedrals in Macau *

List of cathedrals in Malaysia This is the list of cathedrals in Malaysia sorted by denomination. Anglican Cathedrals of the Church of the Province of South East Asia: Diocese of Kuching * Cathedral of St Thomas in Kuching Diocese of Sabah * Cathedral of All Saints in Kota ...

* List of cathedrals in Myanmar *

List of cathedrals in the State of Palestine This is the list of cathedrals in the State of Palestine, sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Status quo * Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City (Jerusalem), Old City (home of six denominations: Roman Catholic, Greek ...

List of cathedrals in Pakistan This is the list of cathedrals in Pakistan sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan: * Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Faisalabad * St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Hyderabad in Hyderabad * ...

* List of cathedrals in the Philippines *

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 * List of cathedrals in Taiwan * List of cathedrals in Thailand * List of cathedrals in Turkey * List of cathedrals in Vietnam

Europe

List of cathedrals in Albania This is a list of cathedrals in Albania, sorted by Christian denominations, Christian denomination. Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals of the Albanian Orthodox Church include: Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Albania, Albanian Cath ...

List of cathedrals in Austria This is a list of cathedrals in Austria, including both actual and former diocesan cathedrals (seats of bishops). Almost all cathedrals in Austria are Roman Catholic, but any non-Roman Catholic cathedrals are also listed here. The list is intend ...

List of cathedrals in Belarus This is the list of cathedrals in Belarus sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals of the Belarusian Orthodox Church: * Holy Spirit Cathedral (Minsk), Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in MinskBelarusian Orthodox C ...

List of cathedrals in Belgium This is the list of cathedrals in Belgium sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium: * Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp * Abbatial Cathedral of St. James in Coudenberg, Brussels (of the M ...

* List of cathedrals in Bosnia and Herzegovina * List of cathedrals in Bulgaria *

List of cathedrals in Croatia This is the list of cathedrals in Croatia sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholicism in Croatia, Roman Catholic Church in Croatia: * Bjelovar Cathedral, Cathedral of St. Teresa of Ávila ...

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 This is the list of cathedrals in Denmark sorted by denomination. Lutheran Cathedrals of the Danish National Church: * St. Budolfi Cathedral in Aalborg * Aarhus Cathedral in Århus * Cathedral of Our Lady in Copenhagen * Haderslev Cathedral i ...

* List of cathedrals in England and Wales *

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

List of cathedrals in Iceland This is the list of cathedrals in Iceland sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Lutheran Cathedrals of the Church of Iceland: * Hólar Cathedral in Hólar * Reykjavík Cathedral in Reykjavík * Skálholt Cathedral in Skálholt Roman ...

* List of cathedrals in Ireland *

List of cathedrals in Italy This is a list of cathedrals in Italy, including also Vatican City and San Marino. This is intended to be a complete list of extant cathedrals – i.e., churches that are the seats of bishops – and co-cathedrals. Many former cathedrals and p ...

* List of cathedrals in Latvia * List of cathedrals in Lithuania *

List of cathedrals in Malta This is the list of cathedrals in Malta sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Malta/ref> * St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina, St. Paul's Metropoli ...

* List of cathedrals in Montenegro *

List of cathedrals in the Netherlands This is the list of cathedrals in the Netherlands sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Netherlands/ref> * Cathedral Basilica of St. John in 's-Hertogenbos ...

* List of cathedrals in Norway *

List of cathedrals in Poland This is the list of cathedrals in Poland sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland: * Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Białystok * Cathedral of St. Ni ...

* List of cathedrals in Portugal *

List of cathedrals in Romania This is the list of cathedrals in Romania sorted by Christian denominations, denomination. Eastern Orthodox Romanian Orthodox Cathedrals of the Romanian Orthodox Church: * Coronation Cathedral, Alba Iulia, Coronation Cathedral in Alba Iulia * ...

* List of cathedrals in Russia * List of cathedrals in Scotland * List of cathedrals in Serbia * List of cathedrals in Slovakia *

List of cathedrals in Slovenia This is a list of cathedrals in Slovenia. All are Roman Catholic. File:SLO-Celje10.JPG, Celje Cathedral File:Koper-Kathedrale-(280711).jpg, Koper Cathedral File:StNicholas-Ljubljana.JPG, Ljubljana Cathedral File:Maribor Stolnica 20070107.jpg, ...

* List of cathedrals in Spain * List of cathedrals in Sweden *

List of cathedrals in Switzerland This is the list of cathedrals in Switzerland sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Switzerland/ref> * Cathedral of Sts. Ursus and Victor in Solothurn * Basili ...

* List of cathedrals in Turkey *

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

Oceania

* List of cathedrals in Australia *

List of cathedrals in New Zealand This is a list of cathedrals in New Zealand sorted by denomination. Catholic The following cathedrals of the Catholic Church in New Zealand (all of which are of the Latin Rite) are located in New Zealand:GCatholic.orgCathedrals New Zealand/re ...

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

References

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