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This is a list of cathedrals in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and those in the Channel Islands, by country. A list of former and intended cathedrals is listed separately.

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 the label 'cathedral' remains in common parlance for notable churches that were formerly part of an episcopal denomination, such as is the case with many former Scottish cathedrals, which are now within the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. In addition, former cathedrals now in ruins retain their nominal status.

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, whilst others were formerly parochial, 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 the United Kingdom 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-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 the UK dependencies is strictly for ecclesiastical reasons—the included dependencies are those that share a province with the mainland of Great Britain. On the other hand, Northern Ireland is shown as a link to the List of cathedrals in Ireland page because, although it politically comprises part of the United Kingdom (hence the section), ecclesiastically the island of Ireland comprises a single geographical unit.

Terms not covered in the above preamble include translated, which is the move of a bishop's seat from one location to another, moving cathedral status from the former church and bestowing it on the destination church, such as may occur in a diocesan or provincial re-organisation.

England and dependencies

Church of England

Province of Canterbury

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Birmingham St Philip's Cathedral.jpg Birmingham Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Diocese of Birmingham 1905
former parish church 52°28′52″N 1°53′56″W / 52.481225°N 1.898907°W / 52.481225; -1.898907 (Birmingham Cathedral) [1]
Bristol.cathedral.west.front.arp.jpg Bristol Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Diocese of Bristol 1542-1836, 1897
Augustinian abbey 1140-1539 51°27′06″N 2°36′03″W / 51.451654°N 2.600799°W / 51.451654; -2.600799 (Bristol Cathedral) [2]
St edmundsbury cathedral.jpg St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St James
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich 1914
former parish church 52°14′38″N 0°43′01″E / 52.244015°N 0.716944°E / 52.244015; 0.716944 (Bury St Edmunds Cathedral) [3]
Canterbury Cathedral - Portal Nave Cross-spire.jpeg Canterbury Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitcal Church of Christ
Diocese of Canterbury c. 600
Mother church of the Province of Canterbury and of the Anglican Communion worldwide 51°16′47″N 1°04′59″E / 51.279689°N 1.083183°E / 51.279689; 1.083183 (Canterbury Cathedral) [4]
Chelmsfordcath.jpg Chelmsford Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary, St Peter and St Cedd
Diocese of Chelmsford 1914
former parish church 51°44′07″N 0°28′20″E / 51.735172°N 0.472219°E / 51.735172; 0.472219 (Chelmsford Cathedral) [5]
Chichester cathedral.jpg Chichester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
Diocese of Chichester 1080
translated from Selsey 50°50′11″N 0°46′50″W / 50.836305°N 0.780576°W / 50.836305; -0.780576 (Chichester Cathedral) [6]
Coventry cathedral.jpg Coventry Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Michael
Diocese of Coventry 1962
replaced the cathedral (parish church till 1918) lost during World War II 52°24′31″N 1°30′25″W / 52.408483°N 1.506940°W / 52.408483; -1.506940 (Coventry Cathedral) [7]
Derbycathedral.jpg Derby Cathedral
Cathedral Church of All Saints
Diocese of Derby 1927
52°55′29″N 1°28′39″W / 52.924810°N 1.47739°W / 52.924810; -1.47739 (Derby Cathedral)[8]
Ely Cathedral 3.jpg Ely Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Diocese of Ely 1109
convent (with monastery?) 673-800s
secular canons 800s
Benedictine priory 970-1540
formerly dedicated to St Peter and St Etheldreda
52°23′55″N 0°15′48″E / 52.398632°N 0.263205°E / 52.398632; 0.263205 (Ely Cathedral) [9]
Exeter Cathedral (West End) 300px.jpg Exeter Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter
Diocese of Exeter 1050
translated from Crediton 50°43′21″N 3°31′47″W / 50.722476°N 3.529796°W / 50.722476; -3.529796 (Exeter Cathedral) [10]
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar.jpg Gibraltar Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
Diocese in Europe 1842
church built between 1825 and 1832
Gloucester Cathedral - 2004-11-02.jpg Gloucester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity
Diocese of Gloucester 1541
joint with Bristol Cathedral 1836-1897
monastery and convent 681
secular canons 823
Benedictine priory 1022-1539
formerly dedicated to St Peter
51°52′03″N 2°14′48″W / 51.867549°N 2.246590°W / 51.867549; -2.246590 (Gloucester Cathedral) [11]
Guildford Cathedral.jpg Guildford Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit
Diocese of Guildford 1965
51°14′28″N 0°35′24″W / 51.241155°N 0.590054°W / 51.241155; -0.590054 (Guildford Cathedral) [12]
Hereford cathedral 001.JPG Hereford Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Ethelbert
Diocese of Hereford 676
52°03′15″N 2°42′58″W / 52.054292°N 2.716096°W / 52.054292; -2.716096 (Hereford Cathedral) [13]
LeicesterCathedral.jpg Leicester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Diocese of Leicester 1927
former parish church 52°55′29″N 1°28′38″W / 52.924821°N 1.477310°W / 52.924821; -1.477310 (Leicester Cathedral) [14]
Lichcathedral1.jpg Lichfield Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Diocese of Lichfield 669-803, 1048
archbishopric 785-803
see moved to Chester 1075
joint with Coventry 1048-1826
The three spires known as The Ladies of the Vale
52°41′08″N 1°49′49″W / 52.685549°N 1.830270°W / 52.685549; -1.830270 (Lichfield Cathedral) [15]
LincolnCathedralWest01.jpg Lincoln Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Diocese of Lincoln 1070
joint with Dorchester c.954-1072
translated from Dorchester 1072
53°14′04″N 0°32′11″W / 53.234435°N 0.536329°W / 53.234435; -0.536329 (Lincoln Cathedral) [16]
StPaulsCathedralSouth.jpg London Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Paul
Diocese of London 1675
replaced previous cathedral 604-1666 (destroyed in Great Fire of London) 51°30′50″N 0°59′03″W / 51.513774°N 0.98426°W / 51.513774; -0.98426 (St Paul's Cathedral)[17]
NorwichCathedralSpire.JPG Norwich Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Holy and Undivided Trinity
Diocese of Norwich 1094
translated from Thetford; Benedictine priory 1096-1539 52°37′54″N 1°18′02″E / 52.631650°N 1.300651°E / 52.631650; 1.300651 (Norwich Cathedral) [18]
Cathedral oxford.jpg Oxford Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Oxford
(Christ Church, University of Oxford)
Diocese of Oxford 1542
translated from Osney 1546
convent 727
secular canons 1004
Augustinian priory 1122-1524
formerly dedicated to St Frideswide
51°45′03″N 1°15′16″W / 51.750839°N 1.254330°W / 51.750839; -1.254330 (Oxford Cathedral) [19]
PBcath.jpg Peterborough Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew
Diocese of Peterborough 1541
abbey 655
church 1238-1539
52°34′20″N 0°14′18″W / 52.572337°N 0.238315°W / 52.572337; -0.238315 (Peterborough Cathedral) [20]
PortsmouthCathedral WestEnd.JPG Portsmouth Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Thomas
Diocese of Portsmouth 1927
former parish church 50°47′26″N 1°06′15″W / 50.790514°N 1.104233°W / 50.790514; -1.104233 (Portsmouth Cathedral) [21]
Rochestercath.jpg Rochester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Diocese of Rochester 604
secular canons 604-1080
Benedictine priory 1080-1540
formerly dedicated to St Andrew
51°23′20″N 0°30′12″E / 51.388953°N 0.503266°E / 51.388953; 0.503266 (Rochester Cathedral) [22]
St-albans-cath.jpg St Albans Cathedral
Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
Diocese of St Albans 1877
Benedictine abbey 976-1539 51°45′02″N 0°20′34″W / 51.750620°N 0.342915°W / 51.750620; -0.342915 (St Albans Cathedral) [23]
Salisbury Cathedral.jpg Salisbury Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Diocese of Salisbury 1227
translated from Old Sarum 51°03′53″N 1°47′51″W / 51.064769°N 1.797499°W / 51.064769; -1.797499 (Salisbury Cathedral) [24]
Southwarkcath.jpg Southwark Cathedral
Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie
Diocese of Southwark 1905
Augustinian priory 1106-1539 51°30′22″N 0°05′23″W / 51.506118°N 0.089660°W / 51.506118; -0.089660 (Southwark Cathedral) [25]
IMG 0688-ch-whalebone-arch.jpg Stanley Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ
Parish of the Falkland Islands 1892
described as the most southernly cathedral in the world. An archway of whale bones was erected in 1933 to mark the centenary of British rule
Truro Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Diocese of Truro 1880
former parish church 50°15′51″N 5°03′04″W / 50.264141°N 5.051179°W / 50.264141; -5.051179 (Truro Cathedral) [26]
Wells Cathedral West Front.jpg Wells Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Andrew
Diocese of Bath and Wells 1239
51°12′37″N 2°38′38″W / 51.210245°N 2.643757°W / 51.210245; -2.643757 (Wells Cathedral) [27]
Winchester cathedral side.jpeg Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, St Peter, St Paul and St Swithun
Diocese of Winchester 650
secular canons to 964
Benedictine priory 964-1539
51°03′36″N 1°18′44″W / 51.060009°N 1.312180°W / 51.060009; -1.312180 (Winchester Cathedral) [28]
Worcester cathedral.jpg Worcester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Diocese of Worcester 743
Benedictine priory 969-1540 52°11′19″N 2°13′15″W / 52.188510°N 2.220870°W / 52.188510; -2.220870 (Worcester Cathedral) [29]

Province of York

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Blackburn Cathedral 2.jpg Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Diocese of Blackburn 1926
former parish church 53°44′50″N 2°28′53″W / 53.747271°N 2.481387°W / 53.747271; -2.481387 (Blackburn Cathedral) [30]
Bradford Cathedral.jpg Bradford Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter
Diocese of Bradford 1919
former parish church 53°47′43″N 1°44′52″W / 53.795391°N 1.747824°W / 53.795391; -1.747824 (Blackburn Cathedral) [31]
CarlisleCathedral.JPG Carlisle Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Diocese of Carlisle 1113
secular canons to 1092

Augustinian priory 1123-1540

54°53′41″N 2°56′19″W / 54.894713°N 2.938607°W / 54.894713; -2.938607 (Carlisle Cathedral) [32]
Chester-cathedral.jpg Chester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Diocese of Chester 1541
convent? to 875

secular canons from 907
Benedictine abbey 1093-1540
originally dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, then to St Werburgh

53°11′31″N 2°53′25″W / 53.191853°N 2.890308°W / 53.191853; -2.890308 (Chester Cathedral) [33]
Southx.jpg Durham Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Cuthbert
Diocese of Durham 997
secular canons 997

Benedictine priory 1093-1540
originally dedicated to St Mary and St Cuthbert

54°46′23″N 1°34′36″W / 54.773093°N 1.576667°W / 54.773093; -1.576667 (Durham Cathedral) [34]
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral North elevation.jpg Liverpool Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ
Diocese of Liverpool 1904
53°23′51″N 2°58′24″W / 53.397616°N 2.973336°W / 53.397616; -2.973336 (Liverpool Cathedral) [35]
2004-10-09 Manchester Cathedral.jpg Manchester Cathedral
Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George
Diocese of Manchester 1847
former collegiate parish church (1421) 53°29′06″N 2°14′40″W / 53.485103°N 2.244365°W / 53.485103; -2.244365 (Manchester Cathedral) [36]
Newcastle upon Tyne, England.jpg Newcastle Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas
Diocese of Newcastle 1882
54°58′12″N 1°36′40″W / 54.970101°N 1.611128°W / 54.970101; -1.611128 (Newcastle Cathedral) [37]
Peel Cathedral 2006.jpg Peel Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St German
Diocese of Sodor and Man 1980
former Parish Church, built between 1879 and 1884, spire removed 1907

became cathedral in 1980 after several attempts to restore the ruined cathedral on St Patrick's Isle came to no avail

54°13′31″N 4°42′00″W / 54.225353°N 4.699917°W / 54.225353; -4.699917 (Peel Cathedral) [38]
CIMG1785.JPG Ripon Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid
Diocese of Ripon and Leeds 1876
monastery pre-660

later collegiate with secular canons (10th century?)

54°08′06″N 1°31′13″W / 54.134968°N 1.520158°W / 54.134968; -1.520158 (Ripon Cathedral)[39]
Sheffield Cathedral south front.JPG Sheffield Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul
Diocese of Sheffield 1914
former parish church 53°22′59″N 1°28′09″W / 53.383089°N 1.469293°W / 53.383089; -1.469293 (Sheffield Cathedral) [40]
Southwell minster.jpg Southwell Minster
Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham 1884
collegiate with secular canons to 1840 53°04′36″N 0°57′15″W / 53.076664°N 0.954180°W / 53.076664; -0.954180 (Southwell Minster) [41]
Wakefield spire.JPG Wakefield Cathedral
Cathedral Church of All Saints
Diocese of Wakefield 1888
53°40′59″N 0°08′59″W / 53.683083°N 0.149702°W / 53.683083; -0.149702 (Wakefield Cathedral) [42]
York Minster close.jpg York Minster
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter
Diocese of York 300
Mother church of the Province of York 53°57′45″N 1°04′55″W / 53.962366°N 1.081848°W / 53.962366; -1.081848 (York Minster) [43]

Roman Catholic Church

Province of Westminster

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Brentwood Cathedral2.jpg Brentwood Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen
Diocese of Brentwood 1917
parish church 1861 51°37′11″N 0°18′24″E / 51.619625°N 0.306560°E / 51.619625; 0.306560 (Brentwood Cathedral) [44]
NorwichRCC.JPG Norwich Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist
Diocese of East Anglia 1976
52°37′45″N 1°17′02″E / 52.629104°N 1.283888°E / 52.629104; 1.283888 (Norwich RC Cathedral) [45]
NorthamptonCathedral.JPG Northampton Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury
Diocese of Northampton 1850
formerly the parish church of St Felix 52°14′53″N 0°53′55″W / 52.248029°N 0.898486°W / 52.248029; -0.898486 (Northampton Cathedral) [46]
Nottingham-cathedral.jpg Nottingham Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Barnabas
Diocese of Nottingham 1850
52°57′17″N 1°09′26″W / 52.954671°N 1.157097°W / 52.954671; -1.157097 (Nottingham Cathedral)[47]
WestminsterCathedralFull.jpg Westminster Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Most Holy Blood, St Mary, St Joseph and St Peter
Diocese of Westminster 1910
Mother church of the Province of Westminster 51°29′45″N 0°08′23″W / 51.495923°N 0.139599°W / 51.495923; -0.139599 (Westminster Cathedral) [48]

Province of Birmingham

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
St Chads Cathedral Birmingham.jpg Birmingham Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Chad
Diocese of Birmingham 1839
Mother church of the Province of Birmingham
pro-cathedral 1839-1841
52°29′08″N 0°11′24″W / 52.485523°N 0.1898714°W / 52.485523; -0.1898714 (Birmingham RC Cathedral) [49]
Clifton Cathedral from north (600px).jpg 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) [50]
Shrewsbury Cathedral.JPG 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) [51]

Province of Liverpool

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Lancaster St. Peter Cathedral.JPG Lancaster Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter
Diocese of Lancaster 1924
54°02′49″N 2°47′38″W / 54.046820°N 2.793757°W / 54.046820; -2.793757 (Lancaster Cathedral) [52]
Leeds Cathedral.jpg Leeds Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Anne
Diocese of Leeds 1878
rebuilt 1904 after original site used for road-widening 53°48′02″N 1°32′49″W / 53.800622°N 1.546999°W / 53.800622; -1.546999 (Leeds Cathedral) [53]
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.jpg Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ the King
Diocese of Liverpool 1967
preceded by two earlier unfinished cathedrals 53°24′17″N 2°58′06″W / 53.404841°N 2.968385°W / 53.404841; -2.968385 (Liverpool RC Cathedral) [54]
MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG Middlesbrough Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Diocese of
Middlesbrough
1983
translated to Coulby Newham from Middlesbrough town centre 54°31′22″N 1°12′49″W / 54.522774°N 1.213692°W / 54.522774; -1.213692 (Middlesbrough Cathedral) [55]
NewcastleRC.jpg Newcastle Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Diocese of Hexham
and Newcastle
1882
54°58′09″N 1°37′09″W / 54.969085°N 1.619271°W / 54.969085; -1.619271 (Newcastle RC Cathedral) [56]
Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist, Salford.jpg Salford Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist
Diocese of Salford 1850
53°29′01″N 2°15′40″W / 53.483669°N 2.261027°W / 53.483669; -2.261027 (Salford Cathedral)

[57]

Cathedral Church of St Marie.JPG Sheffield Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Marie
Diocese of Hallam 1980
53°22′53″N 1°28′05″W / 53.381303°N 1.468070°W / 53.381303; -1.468070 (Sheffield RC Cathedral) [58]

Province of Southwark

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Arundel Cathedral.JPG 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) [59]
Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface.jpg 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) [60]
PortsmouthRCCathedral.jpg 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)[61]
St georges roman catholic cathedral southwark.jpg Southwark Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St George
Diocese 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) [62]

Bishopric of the British Armed Forces

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
AldershotCathedral.jpg Aldershot Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George
Bishopric of the Forces 1972
Cathedral of the Bishopric of the British Armed Forces built by Sir Robert Lorimer 1892/3 initially for the Military Anglican Community 51°15′36″N 0°45′36″W / 51.260035°N 0.760117°W / 51.260035; -0.760117 (Aldershot Cathedral)

Eastern Orthodox Churches

Antiochian Orthodox Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
AntiochanOrthodoxCathedral London.JPG London Cathedral NW1
Cathedral Church of St George
Diocese of Western Europe
1a Redhill Street, NW1 4BG 51°31′49″N 0°08′40″W / 51.530273°N 0.144335°W / 51.530273; -0.144335 (London Antiochan Orthodox Cathedral)

Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Blackley Belarussian.jpg Manchester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas
2 Hall Moss Road, Blackley, Manchester M9 7AT 53°31′37″N 2°11′41″W / 53.526910°N 2.194586°W / 53.526910; -2.194586

Coptic Orthodox Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
CopticCathedralStevenage.JPG St. George's Cathedral, Stevenage
Cathedral Church of St George
2002
51°53′11″N 0°10′48″W / 51.8862514°N 0.1798931°W / 51.8862514; -0.1798931

Greek Orthodox Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral.jpg Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
8 Arthur Place, Summerhill, B1 3DA
former Church of England parish church
52°28′58″N 1°54′51″W / 52.482705°N 1.914185°W / 52.482705; -1.914185
Leicester Orthodox Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas and St Xenophon
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7NW
former Church of England parish church of All Souls
52°37′22″N 1°08′08″W / 52.622668°N 1.135446°W / 52.622668; -1.135446
GreekOrthodoxCathedral CamdenTown London.JPG Camden Town Cathedral
Cathedral Church of All Saints
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Camden Town, NW1 0JA 51°32′20″N 0°08′16″W / 51.538768°N 0.137812°W / 51.538768; -0.137812
GreekOrthodoxCathedral Bayswater London.JPG London Orthodox Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Sophia
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain 1922
Westminster, W2 4LQ
consecrated 5 January 1882, mother church of the Greek Orthodox church in Great Britain
51°30′45″N 0°11′29″W / 51.512462°N 0.191459°W / 51.512462; -0.191459
London Orthodox Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Wood Green, N22 8LB 51°36′04″N 0°06′53″W / 51.601200°N 0.114718°W / 51.601200; -0.114718
London Orthodox Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Camberwell, SE5 0TF 51°28′31″N 0°05′41″W / 51.475152°N 0.094789°W / 51.475152; -0.094789
London Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Andrew
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain 1970
Kentish Town, NW1 9QA 51°32′44″N 0°08′29″W / 51.545528°N 0.141309°W / 51.545528; -0.141309
London Orthodox Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Shepherds Bush, W12 8JW 51°30′15″N 0°13′59″W / 51.504252°N 0.233100°W / 51.504252; -0.233100
London Orthodox Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross and St Michael
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Golders Green, NW11 8DA 51°34′26″N 0°12′06″W / 51.573944°N 0.201724°W / 51.573944; -0.201724

Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
RussianOrthodoxCathedral Knightsbridge London.JPG 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 Orthodox Cathedral W4
Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God and Holy Royal Martyrs
Diocese of Sourozh
57 Harvard Road, W4 4ED 51°29′23″N 0°16′34″W / 51.4896539°N 0.2760637°W / 51.4896539; -0.2760637

Serbian Orthodox Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
London Cathedral W11
Cathedral Church of St Savas
Diocese of Great Britain and Scandinavia
Lancaster Road, W11 1QQ 51°31′00″N 0°12′31″W / 51.516762°N 0.208743°W / 51.516762; -0.208743

Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
London Cathedral W3
Cathedral Church
1a Newton Avenue, W3 8AJ 51°30′15″N 0°16′07″W / 51.504140°N 0.268588°W / 51.504140; -0.268588

Other churches

Ancient Catholic Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Stamford Hill Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd

Ancient and Old Catholic Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Willibrord and All Saints

Anglican Catholic Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Lydd Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas of Myra
[63]
50°57′06″N 0°54′24″E / 50.9517629°N 0.9067154°E / 50.9517629; 0.9067154
pro-cathedral

Church of England (Continuing)

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Wolverhampton Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Silas
[64]

Free Church of England

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Birmingham (Saltley) Cathedral
Pro-Cathedral Church of Emmanuel
pro-cathedral
Morecambe Cathedral
Pro-Cathedral Church of Emmanuel
pro-cathedral

Holy Catholic Church (Anglican Rite)

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Stoke-on-Trent Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Grace
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

Liberal Catholic Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Putney Cathedral
Pro-Cathedral Church of All Saints
pro-cathedral 51°27′41″N 0°13′13″W / 51.461387°N 0.220346°W / 51.461387; -0.220346

Traditional Church of England

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Windlesham Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St George

Ukrainian Catholic Church: Exarchy of Great Britain

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, London.jpg London Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Family in Exile
1968
former United Reformed Church 51°30′48″N 0°09′02″W / 51.513443°N 0.150644°W / 51.513443; -0.150644

[65]


Scotland

Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland is no longer governed by bishops, and so officially has no cathedrals. However, buildings that were cathedrals prior to the Reformation (or in periods of the church's history when it did have an episcopacy) are still commonly called 'cathedrals'. (These buildings are often denoted by the title "High Kirk".)

Scottish Episcopal Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Aberdeen Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Andrew
Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney 1817
57°08′57″N 2°05′34″W / 57.1490454°N 2.0928955°W / 57.1490454; -2.0928955 [66]
St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.jpg Dundee Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Paul
Diocese of Brechin 1855
56°27′40″N 2°58′05″W / 56.4610153°N 2.9680869°W / 56.4610153; -2.9680869 [67]
St Mary's 3 spires.jpg Edinburgh Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Diocese of Edinburgh 1879
[68]
Wfm st marys cathedral.jpg Glasgow Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin
Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway 1871
[69]
River Ness.jpg Inverness Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Andrew
Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness 1869
[70]
Cathedral of the isles.jpg Millport Cathedral
Cathedral of the Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles 1882
Cathedral of the Isles [71]
Oban Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St John the Divine
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles 1864
co-cathedral with Millport [72]
Perth Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Ninian
Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1850
[73]

Roman Catholic Church

Province of St Andrew's and Edinburgh

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
St Mary's Cathedral, Aberdeen.jpg Aberdeen Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption
Diocese of Aberdeen 1880
[74]
Ayr Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Margaret
Diocese of Galloway 1822
translated from Good Shepherd, St John's Street
Dundee Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Andrew
Diocese of Dunkeld 1782
Edinburgh Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Mary
Diocese of St Andrew's and Edinburgh 1814
Mother church of the Province of St Andrew's and Edinburgh [75]
St Columbas Cathedral, UK.jpg Oban Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Columba
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles 1932
[76]

Province of Glasgow

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Wfm st andrews cathedral glasgow.jpg Glasgow Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Andrew
Diocese of Glasgow 1797
[77]
Motherwell Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid
Diocese of Motherwell 1947
Church consecrated in 1929.
PaisleyRCCathedral.JPG Paisley Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mirin
Diocese of Paisley 1948
Church consecrated in 1931.

Greek Orthodox Church

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Glasgow Orthodox Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Luke
1954
1877 Belhaven Presbyterian Church [78]

Wales

Church in Wales

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Bangor Cathedral from Bangor Mountain.jpg Bangor Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Deiniol
Diocese of Bangor 456
secular canons 1092 [79]
Brecon Cathedral.JPG Brecon Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist
Diocese of Swansea and Brecon 1923
Benedictine priory 1093/1110-1538 [80]
Llandaff Cathedral.JPG Llandaff Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul
Diocese of Llandaff 550
monastery, secular canons 1107

originally dedicated to St Peter and St Teilo

[81]
Newport Cathedral.jpg Newport Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Woolos
Diocese of Monmouth 1921
former parish church [82]
St Asaph Cathedral.JPG St Asaph Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Asaph
Diocese of St Asaph 553
monastery, secular canons 1143 [83]
St David's Cathedral.JPG St David's Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St David
Diocese of St Davids 580
secular canons 1116

originally dedicated to St Andrew and St David

[84]

Roman Catholic Church

Province of Cardiff

Image Name and dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Cardiff Cathedral.jpg Cardiff Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St David
Diocese of Cardiff 1916
[85]
Saint Josephs Cathedral swansea.JPG Swansea Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Joseph
Diocese of Menevia 1987
church opened in 1888, located in Convent Street, Greenhill, SA1 2BX [86]
WrexhamRCCathedral.JPG Wrexham Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
Diocese of Wrexham 1907
parish church 1847

pro-cathedral 1907-1987

[87]

Northern Ireland

See List of cathedrals in Ireland; the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland form a single ecclesiastical unit.

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 ISBN 1840170263
  • 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

See also

External links








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