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List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Definition and Overview |
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A listing of the cathedrals, former cathedrals and intended cathedrals in The United Kingdom and Dependencies
Abbreviations and Key
The sites listed are in current use as a cathedral unless indicated thus:-
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= indicates ruined or delapidated state
| # indicates no identifiable trace of the cathedral in existing structures
| ~ indicates exact site of cathedral unknown
| rmv = see removed
| trns = translated or transferred
| c = circa (about)
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Trusteeship denoted as follows:-
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<td>NT = National Trust
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<td>EH = English Heritage
<td>HS = Historic Scotland
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- The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury (c.600-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip, Birmingham (1905-present) (parish church -1905)
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol (1542-1836 & 1897-present) (Augustinian abbey 1140-1539)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint James, Bury Saint Edmunds (St. Edmundsbury Cathedral) (16thC-present) (former parish church)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Peter and Saint Cedd, Chelmsford (1914-present) (parish church -1914)
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Chichester (1080-present) (trns from Selsey)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, Coventry (1962-present)
- The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Derby (1927-present)
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Ely (1109-present) (nuns/double monastery? 673-9thC, secular canons 9thC, Benedictine priory 970-1540) formerly dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Etheldreda
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter (1050-present) (trns from Crediton)
- The Cathedral Church of The Holy Trinity, Gibraltar
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, Gloucester (1541-present, joint with Bristol 1836-1897) (double monastery 681, secular canons 823, Benedictine priory 1022-1539) formerly dedicated to St. Peter
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford (1965-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert, Hereford (676-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester (1927-present) (parish church -1927)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Chad, Lichfield (669-803, 1048-present) (archbishopric 785-803, rmv to Chester 1075, joint with Coventry 1048-1826) called 'The Ladies of the Vale'
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Lincoln (1072-present, joint with Dorchester c.954-1072) (trns from Dorchester 1072) (secular canons 1072)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, London (1675-present) (on site of Cathedral of St. Paul 604-1666, secular canons, destroyed in Great Fire of London)
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Norwich (1094-present) (trns from Thetford) (Benedictine priory 1096-1539)
- The Cathedral Church of Christ, Oxford (1542-present) (trns from Osney 1546) (nuns 727, secular canons 1004, Augustinian priory 1122-1524) formerly dedicated to St. Frideswide
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, Peterborough
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Porstmouth (1927-present) (parish church -1927)
- The Cathedral Church of Christ and Saint Mary, Rochester (604-present) (secular canons 604-1080, Benedictine priory 1080-1540) formerly dedicated to St. Andrew
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Alban, Saint Albans (1877-present) (? c.793-976 Benedictine abbey 976-1539)
- The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury (1227-present) (trns from Old Sarum 1227) (secular canons)
- The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie, Southwark (1905-present) (Augustinian Priory 1106-1539)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Truro (1880-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Wells (1239-present) (co-cathedral with Bath Abbey 1218)
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, Winchester (ante650-present) (secular canons ante964, Benedictine priory 964-1539)
- The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Worcester (743-present) (Benedictine priory 969-1540)
Former & intended cathedrals of the Province of Canterbury
- The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath (1090-present) (trns from Wells 1090, with Glastonbury 1192, co-cathedral with Wells 1218)
- The Cathedral and Priory Church of Saint Mary, Coventry (1095-1129 & -1539) (Benedictine priory)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, Coventry (1918-1940) (former parish church, destroyed by fire bombs during World War II)
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton (909-1050) (trns to Exeter 1050)
- Denbigh Church, Leicester unfinished 1539, intended to become a cathedral
- Domnoc Cathedral (-673) (trns to Elmham 673)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Birinius, Dorchester (634-1092(1072?)) (trns to Lincoln 1092/1072?) (secular canons 634-1140, Augustinian priory 1140-1536, now parish church)
- Dunwich Cathedral~ (630-955) (submerged by the sea)
- Elmham Cathedral (673-1070) (trns from Domnoc 673, trns to Thetford 1070)
- Glastonbury Cathedral
- Leicester Cathedral~ (679-874) (site possibly now occupied by a parish church)
- Lindsey Cathedral~ (c.680-c.875)
- Osney Cathedral (1542-1546) (rmv to Oxford 1546) (priory)
- Ramsbury Cathedral# (909-1058) (trns to Sarum 1075) (site now occupied by newer church)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint German, Saint German's (c.936-1042) (secular canons, Augustinian ante1184-1539)
- Sarum Cathedral (1075-1227) (rmv from Sherborne 1075 trns to Salisbury (New Sarum) 1227)
- Selsey Cathedral~ (680-1080) (trns to Chichester 1080, site probably now under the sea at Selsey)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Sherborne Cathedral (705-1075) (suppressed 1058; united with Ramsbury; rmv to Sarum 1075) (secular canons 705, Benedictine 1122-1539)
- Saint Erkenwald's Church, Southend-on-Sea (considered for elevation to cathedral status, left in disrepair, demolished 1995)
- Thetford Cathedral~ (1075-1091) (trns from Elmham 1075, trns to Norwich 1091)
- The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Peter Westminster (1540-1550) (Benedictine c.960-1540)
- The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York (York Minster) (627-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Blackburn (1926-present) (parish church 1926)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Bradford (1919-present) (parish church 1919)
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Carlisle (1133-present) (secular canons 1092, Augustinian priory 1123-1540)
- The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chester (1541-present) (?nuns 875, secular canons post907, Benedictine Abbey 1093-1540) originally dedicated to St. Peter & St. Paul, then St. Werburgh
- The Cathedral Church of Christ and Saint Mary, Durham (997-present) (secular canons 997, Benedictine priory 1093-1540) originally dedicated to St. Mary & St. Cuthbert
- The Cathedral Church of Christ, Liverpool (1904-present)
- The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Mary, Saint Denys and Saint George Manchester (1847-present) (former parish church, collegiate 1421)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1882-present) (former parish church)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon (1876-present) (monastery ante660, monks 661, later collegiate, secular canons ?10thC)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Sheffield (1914-present) (former parish church)
- The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Southwell (Southwell Minster) (1884-present) (secular canons, collegiate -1840)
- The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wakefield (1888-present) (parish church 1888)
Former cathedrals of the Province of York
The Isle of Man
- The Cathedral Church of Saint German, Peel, Isle of Man (447) (ruined cathedral)
- The Chapel of Palace at Kirkmichael (seat of Bishop)
- The Parish Church of Saint George, Douglas (pro-cathedral)
The Archdiocese of Birmingham
The Archdiocese of Liverpool
- The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King, Liverpool (1967-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Lancaster (1924-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Anne, Leeds (1878-1904) (site used for road-widening)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Anne, Leeds (1904-present)
- Liverpool intended cathedral, Lady Chapel completed and in use, demolished as unsafe 1980s
- Everton, Liverpool intended cathedral, begun 1933, unfinished
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Middlesbrough, Coulby Newham (1983-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Middlesbrough (1878-1983) (the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help 1983-2000, demolished after major fire 2000)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1882-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Salford (1850-present)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Marie, Sheffield (1980-present)
The Archdiocese of Southwark
The Archdiocese of Westminster
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and Saint Andrew the Apostle, Birmingham (former Church of England parish church)
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and Saint Xenophon, Leicester
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of All Saints, London
- The Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom, Hagia Sophia Greek Cathedral, London
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Dormition of the Mother of God, London
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God, London
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Andrew, London
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Mary, London
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, London
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Michael, London
- The Cathedral of the Dormition & All Saints, London
Cathedrals of the Belarussian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in England
- Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, London
- The Ukrainian Cathedral of The Holy Family In Exile, London
The Archdiocese of Cardiff
The Archdiocese of Glasgow
The Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
- The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Luke, Glasgow (1954-present) (United Presbyterian church 1877)
- The Cathedral of Saint Wilfred, Abercorn+ (c.680) (monastery mid-7thC, site now occupied by church)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Machar, Aberdeen+ (trns from Mortlach c.1131)
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Brechin+ (ante1150) (on site of earlier abbey, Culdees monastery, then secular canons)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Blane, Dunblane+
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Dornoch+ (1224)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Columba, Dunkeld+ (1120) (abbey 815)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Giles, Edinburgh+
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Mungo, Glasgow+ (alt The Cathedral Church of Saint Kentigern) (1123)
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Magnus Kirkwall+ (1137) (under archbishopric of Trondhjem, Norway 1137-1472)
- The Cathedral of Saint Mary, Iona (from the Reformation) (monastic 563)
Former Cathedrals of Scotland no longer in ecclesiastical use
- The Cathedral of Saint Brigid, Abernethy? (possible seat of bishop 8thC)
- Christ Church Cathedral, Birsay~, Orkney (possibly on Brough of Birsay or on mainland) (ante1035)
- The Cathedral of Saint Brendan, Birnie
- The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Elgin= (1224) called 'The Lantern of the North' HS
- The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Boniface, Fortrose= (HS)
- Kingarth, St. Blane, Bute (HS)
- Kinneddar, Moray
- Kinrimund Cathedral (Kilrimont) (9thC) (Abbey 8thC)
- The Cathedral of Saint Molouc, Lismore
- The Cathedral of Saint Molouc, Mortlach (-1131) (trns to Aberdeen 1131)
- The Cathedral of Saint Andrew, St Andrews= (908) (archbishopric 1472)
- Snizort Cathedral~, Skeabost Island
- The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Spynie# (1207/8-1224) (trns to Elgin 1224) (possibly parish church 1224-1736)
- The Cathedral of Saint Martin of Tours, Whithorn= (5thC-?) 'Candida Casa' (White House) (HS)
For Northern Ireland Cathedrals, see List of Cathedrals in Ireland
See also
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