Cathedrals of the world
2,870 cathedrals across 6 continents and nearly 200 countries — from ancient Byzantine basilicas to landmark seats of every continent. Data from Wikidata (CC0); summaries from Wikipedia.
The oldest cathedrals in the world
- Etchmiadzin CathedralVagharshapat, Armenia 303
- Church of the Holy SepulchreOld City of Jerusalem, Palestine 335
- Bolnisi SioniBolnisi, Georgia 401
- Fréjus CathedralFréjus, France 401
- Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (Chur)Chur, Switzerland 401
- Pula CathedralPula, Croatia 401
- Cathedral of los Santos Niños Justo y Pastor de Alcalá de HenaresAlcalá de Henares, Spain 414
- St Patrick's Cathedral, ArmaghArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, United Kingdom 445
- Santa Reparata, FlorenceFlorence, Italy 500
- Monza CathedralMonza, Italy 501
- Luni CathedralLuni, Italy 501
- Ninotsminda CathedralSagarejo Municipality, Georgia 501
Asia 355
Alaminos Cathedral Alaminos, Philippines Albay Cathedral Legazpi, Philippines All Saints Cathedral, Prayagraj Prayagraj, India All Saints Church, Srinagar Srinagar, India All Saints' Cathedral Yau Tsim Mong District, China Annunciation Cathedral, Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel Antipolo Cathedral Q1636, Philippines Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross Gevaş district, Turkey Arthat St. Mary's Cathedral Kerala, India Assumption Cathedral Bang Rak, Thailand Assumption of Mary Cathedral, Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, Kathmandu Kathmandu, Nepal Baguio Cathedral Q1822, Philippines Balanga Cathedral Balanga, Philippines Bana cathedral Erzurum Province, Turkey Bandung Cathedral Bandung, Indonesia Bangued Cathedral Bangued, Philippines Basco Cathedral Basco, Philippines Battambang Cathedral Battambang, Cambodia Bayombong Cathedral Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines Boac Cathedral Q107011, Philippines Bogor Cathedral Bogor, Indonesia Borongan Cathedral Borongan, Philippines Cabanatuan Cathedral Cabanatuan, Philippines Calapan Cathedral Calapan, Philippines Calbayog Cathedral Calbayog, Philippines Caloocan Cathedral Caloocan, Philippines Cathedral Church of Resurrection Lahore, Pakistan Cathedral Church of the Redemption New Delhi, India Cathedral of Ani Ani, Turkey Cathedral of Arapgir Arapgir district, Turkey Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala Kurunegala, Sri Lanka Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour Cinnamon Gardens, Sri Lanka Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet Aleppo, Syria Cathedral of Hongtong Hongtong County, China Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians, Shillong Shillong, India Cathedral of Mary Mother of Sorrows Baghdad, Iraq Cathedral of Mren Digor, Turkey Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia Awali, Bahrain Cathedral of Our Lady of China Tainan, Taiwan Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Karaganda Karaganda, Kazakhstan Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes Nai Mueang, Thailand Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Malang Malang, Indonesia Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa Tartus, Syria Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows of Suzhou Suzhou, China Cathedral of Saint John Bundang-dong, South Korea Cathedral of Shuozhou Shuozhou, China Cathedral of St. John Mark Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon
See all 355 in Asia → Americas 888
All Saints Anglican Cathedral Long Beach, United States All Saints Cathedral Calabozo, Venezuela All Saints Cathedral, Chicago Chicago, United States All Saints Cathedral, Halifax Halifax, Canada All Saints Cathedral, Santa Fe Santa Fe, Argentina All Saints Church Amesbury, United States All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton Alberta, Canada Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Buenos Aires, Argentina Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral Atlanta, United States Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral Texas, United States Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England Boston, United States Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral Massachusetts, United States Antigua Guatemala Cathedral Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Manhattan, United States Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Bzommar, Montevideo Montevideo, Uruguay Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oakland California, United States Assumption Cathedral Trois-Rivières, Canada Assumption Cathedral, Kingstown Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ayacucho Cathedral Huamanga Province, Peru Barquisimeto Cathedral Barquisimeto, Venezuela Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa Arequipa Province, Peru Basilica of Saint Mary Minneapolis, United States Basilica of St. John the Baptist St. John's, Canada Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral Bardstown, United States Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help, Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Charleston, United States Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida Aparecida, Brazil Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Baltimore, United States Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada Basílica Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Higüey, Dominican Republic Basílica Catedral of St. Ann Municipio Miranda, Venezuela Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción Jardín, Colombia Brickdam Cathedral Georgetown, Guyana Bryn Athyn Cathedral Pennsylvania, United States Buenos Aires Cathedral Buenos Aires, Argentina Calvary Cathedral Sioux Falls, United States Caracas Cathedral Catedral, Venezuela Cartagena Cathedral, Colombia Cartagena, Colombia Catedral Basílica Inmaculada Concepción del Buen Viaje Morón, Argentina Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Manizales) Manizales, Colombia Catedral Basílica de Mercedes-Luján Mercedes, Argentina Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Valle San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina Catedral Basílica de San Salvador de Jujuy (Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour) San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa São Paulo, Brazil Catedral Metropolitana de Manaus Manaus, Brazil Catedral Militar Rainha da Paz Brasília, Brazil Catedral San Juan Bautista de la Estrada Bogotá, Colombia
See all 888 in Americas → Europe 1345
Aachen Cathedral Aachen-Mitte, Germany Aarhus Cathedral Aarhus Municipality, Denmark Abbazia di San Silvestro Nonantola, Italy Abbey of Monte Cassino Cassino, Italy Acerenza Cathedral Acerenza, Italy Acerno Cathedral Acerno, Italy Acerra Cathedral Acerra, Italy Acireale Cathedral Acireale, Italy Acquapendente Cathedral Acquapendente, Italy Acquaviva Cathedral Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Adria Cathedral Adria, Italy Agde Cathedral Agde, France Agen Cathedral Agen, France Agios Minas Cathedral Heraklion Municipality, Greece Agrigento Cathedral Agrigento, Italy Aire Cathedral Aire-sur-l'Adour, France Ajaccio Cathedral Ajaccio, France Alatri Cathedral Alatri, Italy Alba Cathedral Alba, Italy Albarracín Cathedral Albarracín, Spain Albenga Cathedral Albenga, Italy Albi Cathedral Albi, France Ales Cathedral Ales, Italy Alet Cathedral Alet-les-Bains, France Aleth Cathedral Saint-Malo, France Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Tallinn, Estonia Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Tbilisi, Georgia Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Pervomaysky District, Russia Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Oborishte District, Bulgaria Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Q9257542, Poland Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Novosibirsk Novosibirsk, Russia Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris 8th arrondissement of Paris, France Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta Yalta, Ukraine Alghero Cathedral Alghero, Italy Alife Cathedral Alife, Italy Almudena Cathedral Palacio, Spain Altamura Cathedral Altamura, Italy Amalfi Cathedral Amalfi, Italy Amelia Cathedral Amelia, Italy American Cathedral in Paris 8th arrondissement of Paris, France Anagni Cathedral Anagni, Italy Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Paris Paris, France Andria Cathedral Andria, Italy Angers Cathedral Angers, France Angoulême Cathedral Angoulême, France Annunciation Cathedral Kharkiv, Ukraine Annunciation Cathedral Voronezh, Russia
See all 1,345 in Europe → Africa 183
All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo Giza Governorate, Egypt All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya Annunciation Cathedral, Cairo Cairo, Egypt Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Aswan, Egypt Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri Owerri, Nigeria Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mongomo Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception Ouidah, Benin Benghazi Cathedral Benghazi, Libya Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady Kabgayi, Rwanda Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Kassena Nankana Municipal District, Ghana Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family Nairobi, Kenya Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Bulawayo Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Cathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha Onitsha, Nigeria Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos Lagos, Nigeria Cathedral of Christ The King, Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa Cathedral of Evangelismos Alexandria Governorate, Egypt Cathedral of Luanda Luanda, Angola Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption Nnewi, Nigeria Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt Cairo, Egypt Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception KaMpfumo district, Mozambique Cathedral of Our Lady, N'Djamena N'Djamena, Chad Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Douala Littoral, Cameroon Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Kara Kara, Togo Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul Tunis, Tunisia Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos Lagos State, Nigeria Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lusaka Lusaka, Zambia Cathedral of the Holy Nativity, Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Cathedral of the Holy Saviour of Congo M'banza-Kongo, Angola Cathedral of the Holy Saviour, Adigrat Adigrat, Ethiopia Cathedral of the Nativity in Cairo Cairo Governorate, Egypt Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Algiers Algiers, Algeria Cathedrale Sainte-Marie Conakry, Guinea Cathédrale Notre-Dame Bangui, Central African Republic Child Jesus Cathedral Lusaka, Zambia Christ Church Polokwane Polokwane, South Africa Christ Church, Zanzibar Mjini District, Tanzania Christ the King Cathedral Gaborone, Botswana Christ the King Cathedral Gitega, Burundi Christ the King Cathedral, Aba Aba, Nigeria Church of Our Lady of Remedies Luanda, Angola Corpus Christi Cathedral Port Harcourt, Nigeria Cotonou Cathedral Cotonou, Benin Ebebiyín Cathedral Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea Emmanuel Cathedral Durban, South Africa Enda Mariam Coptic Cathedral Asmara, Eritrea Faras Cathedral Faras, Sudan Greek Orthodox Church, Joubert Park South Africa Holy Family Cathedral, Rumbek Rumbek, South Sudan
See all 183 in Africa → Oceania 85
Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton City of Greater Geraldton, Australia Cardboard Cathedral Christchurch City, New Zealand Cathedral of St Michael and St John New South Wales, Australia Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane Queensland, Australia Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady New South Wales, Australia Cathedral of the Assumption, Majuro Majuro, Marshall Islands Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Christchurch City, New Zealand Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Palmerston North City, New Zealand Cathédrale du Sacré-Coeur, Port Vila Port Vila, Vanuatu Christ Church Cathedral Christchurch City, New Zealand Christ Church Cathedral Nelson City, New Zealand Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton New South Wales, Australia Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle New South Wales, Australia Christchurch Catholic Cathedral Christchurch City, New Zealand Holy Cross Cathedral Honiara, Solomon Islands Holy Name Cathedral, Brisbane Queensland, Australia Holy Trinity Cathedral Auckland Region, New Zealand Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia Apia, Samoa Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral Western Australia, Australia Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral Harris Park, Australia Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Buka Buka, Papua New Guinea Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Waitara New South Wales, Australia Peter and Paul Cathedral New South Wales, Australia Roman Catholic Church of Tonga Nukuʻalofa, Tonga Sacred Heart Cathedral Wellington City, New Zealand Sacred Heart Cathedral Victoria, Australia Sacred Heart Cathedral Teinainano Urban Council, Kiribati Sacred Heart Cathedral, Broken Hill Broken Hill, Australia Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton New South Wales, Australia Sacred Heart Cathedral, Suva Suva, Fiji Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville Queensland, Australia Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral New South Wales, Australia Saints Peter and Paul's Old Cathedral New South Wales, Australia Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral, Dogura Dogura, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea St Andrew's Cathedral City of Sydney, Australia St Boniface Anglican Cathedral City of Bunbury, Australia St Carthage's Cathedral Lismore, Australia St David's Cathedral, Hobart City of Hobart, Australia St Francis Xavier's Cathedral South Australia, Australia St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Geraldton City of Greater Geraldton, Australia St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wollongong New South Wales, Australia St George's Cathedral, Perth City of Perth, Australia St James' Cathedral, Townsville Queensland, Australia St John the Baptist Cathedral, Murray Bridge Murray Bridge, Australia St John's Cathedral Queensland, Australia St John's Cathedral, Parramatta New South Wales, Australia St John's Pro-Cathedral City of Perth, Australia
See all 85 in Oceania →