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This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops 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.
The thousands of Catholic churches are grouped in a number of lists, mainly by country. Many more are not (yet) grouped in lists, but can be accessed through the category tree Category:Roman Catholic church buildings .
The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ()." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]
Largest sanctuary in the world dedicated to Saint Rita of Cascia Milan Cathedral: 11,700 [15] [16] 440,000 [17] 40,000 1386–1965 Milan Italy: Catholic : Seville Cathedral: 11,500 [3] 23,500 [18] [b] 500,000+ 1401–1528 Seville Spain: Catholic It was a mosque before being rebuilt as a Catholic cathedral. [19] [20] Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Church of Kingdom of Asturias. It is a World Heritage Site. Hildesheim Cathedral: Hildesheim: Germany: 872 Roman Catholic The original form of the cathedral is still clearly recognizable. It is a World Heritage Site. Great Basilica, Pliska: Pliska: Bulgaria: Completed around 875 during the rule of Knyaz Boris I (852–889) Bulgarian Orthodox
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is a Catholic cathedral in Nepi, Italy The Cathedral of Brasilia in Brazil takes a modernist form. The word cathedral is derived, possibly via the French cathédrale, from the Latin ecclesia cathedralis and from the Latin cathedra ('seat'), and ultimately from the Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra ...
This category is for cathedral church buildings belonging to a Catholic church in communion with the Holy See by Country. Subcategories This category has the following 40 subcategories, out of 40 total.
The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time.. According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it started from the day of Pentecost at the upper room of Jerusalem; [1] the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.