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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.
From 1311, when the spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza, until the Washington Monument was completed in 1884, a succession of church buildings held this title. The tallest church building in the world is the Ulm Minster (161.5 m), the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany.
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.
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 ...
One of Australia's largest churches and the third tallest after St Patrick's Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral. 75 metres (246 ft) long and has a ceiling height of 24 metres (79 ft). The main spire is 87 metres (285 ft) high. [citation needed] Basilica of St. John the Baptist: 2,135 [citation needed] 64,040 [100] 1839–1855 St. John's Canada
Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, and as Ripon Minster. Rochester Cathedral: Rochester: Religious 1079–1238 Also known as the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. St Albans Cathedral: St Albans: Religious 1077–1893 Also known as the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban. St Andrew's Church ...
The Gothic style first appeared in France in the mid-12th century in an Abbey, St Denis Basilica, built by Abbot Suger (1081–1151). The old Basilica was the traditional burial place of Saint Denis, and of the Kings of France, and was also a very popular pilgrimage destination, so much so that pilgrims were sometimes crushed by the crowds.
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 ...