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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.
Cathedrals are not always large buildings and there are no prerequisites in size, height, or capacity for cathedrals to serve as such beyond those required to be a typical church. A cathedral might be as small as the historic Newport Cathedral, a late medieval parish church declared a cathedral in 1949. That said, size, height, capacity, and ...
Small Romanesque churches are plentiful and are generally in relatively unchanged condition. Large churches are rare and are much altered as at Aarhus Cathedral, Lund Cathedral and Roskilde Cathedral. [34] Norway has 25 wooden stave churches from this period, [34] making up all but three of the world's medieval wooden churches.
It is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date. Rotunda of Saint George: Thessaloniki: Greece: 306 306 4th century Greek Orthodox: Built as an imperial mausoleum or temple, currently a museum, with church access for various festivities.
Cathedrals in the Federated States of Micronesia (1 C) Cathedrals in Moldova (1 C, 5 P) Cathedrals in Monaco (1 P) Cathedrals in Montenegro (1 C, 2 P)
cathedral; World Heritage Site Bourges Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges: Bourges: Bourges: France: Saint Stephen: cathedral; World Heritage Site Bremen Cathedral St.-Petri-Dom zu Bremen: Protestant: Bremen: Germany: Saint Peter: parish church, formerly cathedral of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen: Church of Our Lady, Bruges ...
Palma Cathedral: 44 m (144 ft) [9] [10] Palma: Spain: Pillars sustaining vaults are the narrowest in the world: they measure 1/12 of vault width (at Reims, pillars are 1/6 of vault width) 8 People's Salvation Cathedral: 44 m (144 ft) [11] Bucharest: Romania: It is the tallest and largest (by volume) Orthodox church building in the world. 8
List of cathedrals in Cape Verde; List of cathedrals in the Central African Republic; List of cathedrals in Chad; List of cathedrals in Chile; List of cathedrals in China; List of cathedrals in Colombia; List of cathedrals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; List of cathedrals in the Republic of the Congo; List of cathedrals in Costa Rica