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This is a list of cathedrals in England, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey, as well as Gibraltar. Former and intended cathedrals are listed separately. Cathedrals in overseas territories can be found at List of cathedrals in British Overseas Territories.
A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that 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 the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However, notable churches that were formerly part of an episcopal denomination are still often informally called cathedrals.
It is a common misconception that the term "cathedral" may be applied to any particularly large or grand church. A cathedral may be a relatively small building, particularly if it is located in a sparser or poorer community. Modern cathedrals frequently lack the grandeur of those of the Medieval and Renaissance times, focusing more 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, or parish churches, subsequently promoted in status due to ecclesiastical requirements such as periodic diocesan reorganisation.
For the other parts of the United Kingdom, see List of cathedrals in Northern Ireland; List of cathedrals in Scotland; List of cathedrals in Wales
For the Falkland Islands, which has a similar constitutional status to Gibraltar, see Christ Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands)
Contents of this list
The following list comprises 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-cathedrals, 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 with the mainland of England.
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BirminghamBristolBury St Edmunds
CanterburyChelmsfordChichesterCoventryDerbyElyExeterGloucesterGuildfordHerefordLeicesterLichfieldLincolnLondonNorwichOxfordPeterboroughPortsmouthRochesterSt AlbansSalisburySouthwarkTruroWellsWinchesterWorcester
BlackburnBradfordCarlisleChesterDurhamLiverpoolManchesterNewcastlePeelRiponSheffieldSouthwellWakefield
Yorkclass=notpageimage| - Cathedrals of the Church of England:
- Province of Canterbury
- Province of York
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BrentwoodNorwichNorthamptonNottingham
Westminster
Birmingham
CliftonShrewsbury
LancasterLeeds
LiverpoolMiddlesbroughNewcastleSalfordSheffield
ArundelPlymouthPortsmouth
Southwark
Aldershotclass=notpageimage| - Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in England:
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Bishopric of the Forces
Church of England
See also: Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England § Famous features of the cathedralsProvince of Canterbury
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Province of York
Catholic Church
Latin Church
Province of Westminster
Province of Birmingham
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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Birmingham Cathedral Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Chad |
Archdiocese of Birmingham | 1839 |
| Mother church of the Province of Birmingham pro-cathedral 1839–1841 |
52°29′08″N 1°53′55″W / 52.485523°N 1.898714°W / 52.485523; -1.898714 (Birmingham RC Cathedral) | ||
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Clifton Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul |
Diocese of Clifton | 1973 |
| preceded by The Pro-Cathedral of the Apostles | 51°27′35″N 2°36′59″W / 51.459723°N 2.616356°W / 51.459723; -2.616356 (Clifton Cathedral) | ||
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Shrewsbury Cathedral Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and St Peter Alcantara |
Diocese of Shrewsbury | 1850 |
| 52°42′19″N 2°45′14″W / 52.705288°N 2.753993°W / 52.705288; -2.753993 (Shrewsbury Cathedral) | |||
Province of Liverpool
Province of Southwark
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, Location |
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Arundel Cathedral Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Philip Howard |
Diocese of Arundel and Brighton | 1965 |
| formerly (to 1971) dedicated to Our Lady and St Philip Neri | 50°51′19″N 0°33′33″W / 50.855161°N 0.559069°W / 50.855161; -0.559069 (Arundel Cathedral) | ||
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Plymouth Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface |
Diocese of Plymouth | 1858 |
| 50°22′25″N 4°09′06″W / 50.373672°N 4.151628°W / 50.373672; -4.151628 (Plymouth Cathedral) | |||
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Portsmouth Cathedral Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist |
Diocese of Portsmouth | 1882 |
| 50°48′01″N 1°05′38″W / 50.800415°N 1.093998°W / 50.800415; -1.093998 (Portsmouth RC Cathedral) | |||
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Southwark Cathedral Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St George |
Archdiocese of Southwark | 1850 |
| Mother church of the Province of Southwark | 51°29′52″N 0°06′28″W / 51.497830°N 0.107878°W / 51.497830; -0.107878 (Southwark RC Cathedral) | ||
Bishopric of the Forces
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Aldershot Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George |
Bishopric of the Forces | 1972 |
| Cathedral built by Sir Robert Lorimer 1892/3 initially for the Anglican chaplaincies of the British Army | 51°15′36″N 0°45′36″W / 51.260035°N 0.760117°W / 51.260035; -0.760117 (Aldershot Cathedral) | ||
Diocese of Gibraltar
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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Gibraltar Cathedral Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned |
Diocese of Gibraltar | 1462 |
| 36°08′23″N 5°21′13″W / 36.139672°N 5.35366°W / 36.139672; -5.35366 (Gibraltar Orthodox Cathedral) | |||
Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
N.B. The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, 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) is in the same position.
| Image | Name and dedication | Ordinariate | Established, location |
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The central church of the Ordinariate of our Lady of Walsingham Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory |
Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham | 2013 as the central church of the Ordinariate 1928 as a parish church. |
| 51°30′40″N 0°08′17″W / 51.51123°N 0.13792°W / 51.51123; -0.13792 | |||
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of the Holy Family of London
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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London Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy Family in Exile |
Eparchy of Holy Family of London | 1968 |
| former Congregational church (the "King's Weigh House" Congregational Church) | 51°30′48″N 0°09′02″W / 51.513443°N 0.150644°W / 51.513443; -0.150644 (London Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral - Holy Family in Exile, Westminster) | ||
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Eparchy of Great Britain
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St. Alphonsa, Preston Cathedral Church of St Alphonsa |
Eparchy of Great Britain | 2016 |
| formerly St Ignatius' Church | 53°45′49″N 2°41′48″W / 53.7637°N 2.6967°W / 53.7637; -2.6967 (Cathedral Church of St Alphonsa, Preston) | ||
Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches
Antiochian Orthodox Church
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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London Cathedral NW1 Cathedral Church of St George |
Diocese of Western Europe | 1989 |
| 1a Redhill Street, NW1 4BG formerly Christ Church parish church (Church of England) |
51°31′49″N 0°08′40″W / 51.530273°N 0.144335°W / 51.530273; -0.144335 (London Antiochan Orthodox Cathedral) | ||
Coptic Orthodox Church
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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St. George's Cathedral, Stevenage Cathedral Church of St George |
Diocese of London | 2002 |
| 51°53′11″N 0°10′48″W / 51.8862514°N 0.1798931°W / 51.8862514; -0.1798931 (Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Stevenage) | |||
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
| St. Mary & Archangel Michael's Cathedral, Solihull St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Cathedral |
Diocese of the Midlands | 2015 | |
| 52°25′16″N 1°46′31″W / 52.4209899°N 1.7753738°W / 52.4209899; -1.7753738 (St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Solihull) | |||
Greek Orthodox Church
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Russian Orthodox Church
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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London Orthodox Cathedral SW7 Cathedral Church of the Dormition and All Saints |
Diocese of Sourozh | |
| Ennismore Gardens, SW7 1NH | 51°30′02″N 0°10′09″W / 51.500597°N 0.169121°W / 51.500597; -0.169121 (London Russian Orthodox Cathedral - The Dormition & All Saints, Knightsbridge) | ||
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London Orthodox Cathedral W4 Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God and Holy Royal Martyrs |
Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland (ROCOR) | 1999 |
| 57 Harvard Road, Hounslow, W4 4ED | 51°29′23″N 0°16′34″W / 51.4896539°N 0.2760637°W / 51.4896539; -0.2760637 (London Russian Orthodox Cathedral - Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God and Holy Royal Martyrs, Hounslow) | ||
Syriac Orthodox Church
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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St Thomas' Cathedral, East Acton Cathedral Church of Saint Thomas |
2012 | |
| 7 Armstrong Road, London W3 7JL | 51°30′30″N 0°14′47″W / 51.508367°N 0.246254°W / 51.508367; -0.246254 (St Thomas Syriac Orthodox Cathedral, East Acton) | ||
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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London Cathedral W3 Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration of our Saviour |
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| 1a Newton Avenue, London, W3 8AJ | 51°30′15″N 0°16′07″W / 51.504140°N 0.268588°W / 51.504140; -0.268588 (London Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral - Holy Transfiguration, Acton) | ||
Georgian Orthodox Church
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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Stamford Hill Cathedral, London N16: from 2011 onwards, the Georgian Orthodox Cathedral Church of the Nativity of Our Lord Previous name (1956–2007): Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Original name: Church of the Ark of the Covenant, or Abode of Love. |
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| Rookwood Road, Stamford Hill, London N16 6SS Built originally (1892–1895) as "Church of the Ark of the Covenant" for the Agapemonites (the Abode of Love) but probably not actively used by them after the 1920s. |
51°34′24″N 0°04′00″W / 51.5733797°N 0.0667173°W / 51.5733797; -0.0667173 (Ancient Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd) | ||
Other churches
Anglican Catholic Church
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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Pro-Cathedral Church of St Augustine of Canterbury | Diocese of the United Kingdom | 2008 |
| Eastling Road, Painters Forstal, Kent ME13 0DU | 51°17′39″N 0°51′24″E / 51.2941°N 0.8568°E / 51.2941; 0.8568 (Anglican Catholic Church Pro-Cathedral, Canterbury) | ||
Holy Catholic Church (Western Rite)
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
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Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Stoke-on-Trent Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Grace |
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| Newport Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3NA former Methodist church, translated from Madeley Heath |
53°02′20″N 2°12′15″W / 53.038860°N 2.204132°W / 53.038860; -2.204132 ("Stoke-on-Trent, Holy Catholic Cathedral (Anglican Rite)) | ||
Liberal Catholic Church is term that covers groups within the Independent Catholicism movement.
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established, location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Putney Cathedral Pro-Cathedral Church of All Saints |
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| pro-cathedral | 51°27′41″N 0°13′13″W / 51.461387°N 0.220346°W / 51.461387; -0.220346 ("Putney, Liberal Catholic Pro-Cathedral") | ||
Traditional Anglican Church in England
| Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established,
location |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gilbert's Cathedral
107-115 Newark Road. Lincoln, LN5 8NQ |
See also
- Lists of cathedrals – lists by country
- List of cathedrals in Ireland
- List of cathedrals in Scotland
- List of cathedrals in Wales
- List of abbeys and priories in the United Kingdom
- List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
- List of tallest church buildings
- Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England
- Religion in the United Kingdom
- Parish Church of St Helier (Pro-Cathedral of the Channel Islands)
- List of former cathedrals in Great Britain
- Minster
Footnotes
Citations
- "Church of St Augustine of Canterbury". Anglican Catholic Church. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- "Traditional Anglican Church in Britain draft site: Parishes". thetraditionalanglicanchurchinbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
References
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- Edwards, David L. (1989) The Cathedrals of Britain. Norwich: Pitkin Pictorials
- Marlow, Peter (2015). The English Cathedral (New compact ed.). London and New York: Merrell. ISBN 9781858946429.
- 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
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