This is a list of

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 ...

s in

England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is Eng ...

and the Crown Dependencies of the

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Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

and those in the

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

, by country. Former and intended cathedrals are listed separately. A

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * C ...

is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or "mother" church of a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

and is distinguished as such by being the location for the '' cathedra'' or

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However the label 'cathedral' remains in common parlance for notable churches that were formerly part of an episcopal denomination. It is a common misconception that the term "cathedral" may be applied to any particularly large or grand church. Whilst many cathedrals may be such, this is due to their ecclesiastical status. Such a church is grand because it is a cathedral, rather than it being designated a cathedral because of its grandeur. A cathedral may in fact be a relatively small building, particularly where they exist in sparser or poorer communities. Modern cathedrals frequently lack the grandeur of those of the Medieval and Renaissance times, having more focus on the functional aspect of a place of worship. However, many of the grand and ancient cathedrals that remain today were originally built to much smaller plans, and have been successively extended and rebuilt over the centuries. Some cathedrals were purpose-built as such. Some were formerly abbeys or priories, whilst others were

parochial Parochial is an adjective which may refer to: * Parishes, in religion ** Parish churches, also called parochial churches * Parochial schools, primary or secondary schools affiliated to a religious organisation * Parochialism Parochialism is the ...

, or parish churches, subsequently promoted in status due to ecclesiastical requirements such as periodic diocesan reorganisation.

Contents of this list

The following list comprises, for England and Wales and its dependencies, all locations of current cathedral churches, or former cathedral churches, including those locations where no trace remains of the structure, indeed where the precise location is no longer known. Also included are those structures or sites of intended cathedrals as well as

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 ...

s, which are churches serving as an interim cathedral, (for instance whilst a permanent cathedral is acquired), or as a co-cathedral where the diocesan demographics/geography require the bishop's seat to be shared with a building in another location. The inclusion of dependencies is strictly for ecclesiastical reasons—the included dependencies are those that share a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

with the mainland of

England and dependencies

Church of England

Province of Canterbury

Province of York

Catholic Church

Latin Church

=Province of Westminster

=Province of Birmingham

=Province of Liverpool

=Province of Southwark

=Bishopric of the Forces

=Diocese of Gibraltar

=Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

= N.B. The

Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in England and Wales is a personal ordinariate in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church immediately exempt, being directly subject to the Holy See. It is within the territory of the Catholic B ...

, a diocese-like structure under canon law, is currently headed by a married man, who is therefore an ordinary but not a bishop; hence the central church of the Ordinariate is not technically a cathedral. However, it will be a cathedral whenever the ordinary is a bishop. It is therefore included here. The

Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham (Houston) The Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas, is a Catholic church that serves as the cathedral of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. The parish was originally founded in 1984, by clergy who had previously minist ...

is in the same position.

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

=Eparchy of the Holy Family of London

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

=Eparchy of Great Britain

Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches

Antiochian Orthodox Church

Coptic Orthodox Church

Greek Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church

Syriac Orthodox Church

Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

Georgian Orthodox Church

Other churches

Anglican Catholic Church The Anglican Catholic Church (ACC), also known as the Anglican Catholic Church (Original Province), is a body of Christians in the continuing Anglican movement, which is separate from the Anglican Communion led by the Archbishop of Canterbur ...

Holy Catholic Church (Western Rite)

Liberal Catholic Church

Liberal Catholic Church The name Liberal Catholic Church (LCC) is used by a number of separate Christian churches throughout the world which are open to esoteric beliefs and hold many ideas in common. Although the term ''Liberal Catholic'' might suggest otherwise, it ...

is term that covers groups within the

Independent Catholicism Independent Catholicism is an independent sacramental movement of clergy and laity who self-identify as Catholic (most often as Old Catholic or as Independent Catholic) and form "micro-churches claiming apostolic succession and valid sacramen ...

movement.

Wales

Church in Wales

Roman Catholic Church

The Province of Cardiff covers all of Wales

Footnotes

Citations

References

* Edwards, David L. (1989) ''The Cathedrals of Britain''. Norwich: Pitkin Pictorials * Fawcett, Richard (1997) ''Scottish Cathedrals''. London: B. T. Batsford / Historic Scotland * Galloway, Peter (2000) ''The Cathedrals of Scotland''. Dalkeith: Scottish Cultural Press * * New, Anthony S. B. (1972) ''The Observer's Book of Cathedrals''. London: Frederick Warne & Co. * Pepin, David (1994) ''Discovering Cathedrals''. Aylesbury: Shire Publications * Platten, Stephen (1999) ''Cathedrals & Abbeys of England''. Norwich: Jarrold * Thorold, Henry (1986) ''Collins Guide To Cathedrals, Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales''. London: Collins * BBC (2012) ''England's lesser-known Cathedrals''. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/0/19077358

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Cathedrals In The United Kingdom England and Wales, Cathedrals Cathedrals Cathedrals in England Cathedrals in Wales