List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom

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1 England, Isle of Man & Gibraltar 1.1 Church of England (& Pre-Reformation Church) 1.1.1 The Province of Canterbury 1.1.2 The Province of York 1.1.2.1 The Isle of Man 1.2 Roman Catholic Cathedrals in England 1.2.3 The Province of Birmingham 1.2.4 The Province of Liverpool 1.2.5 The Province of Southwark 1.2.6 The Province of Westminster 1.3 Cathedrals of the Greek Orthodox Church in England 1.4 Cathedrals of the Antiochian Orthodox Church in England 1.5 Cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox Church in England 1.6 Cathedrals of the Belarussian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in England 1.7 Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in England 1.8 Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in England 2 Wales 2.9 Church in Wales 2.10 Roman Catholic Cathedrals in Wales 2.10.7 The Province of Cardiff 3 Scotland 3.11 The Scottish Episcopal Church 3.12 Roman Catholic Cathedrals of Scotland 3.12.8 The Province of Glasgow 3.12.9 The Province of St. Andrew's and Edinburgh 3.13 Greek Orthodox Cathedrals in Scotland 3.14 Former Cathedrals of Scotland 3.14.10 Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) 3.14.11 The Iona Community 3.14.12 Former Cathedrals of Scotland no longer in ecclesiastical use 4 Northern Ireland 5 See also

England, Isle of Man & Gibraltar

Church of England (& Pre-Reformation Church)

• • The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury (c600-present)
  • 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 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)
  • Coventry Cathedral Priory (1095-1129) (former 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 Saint Michael, Coventry (1962-present)
  • 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)
  • The Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton (909-1050) (trns to Exeter 1050)
  • Denbigh Church, Leicester unfinished 1539, intended to become a cathedral
  • The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Derby (1927-present)
  • Domnoc Cathedral (-673) (trns to Elmham 673)
  • Dunwich Cathedral~ (630-955) (submerged by the sea)
  • Elmham Cathedral (673-1070) (trns from Domnoc 673, trns to Thetford 1070)
  • 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
  • Glastonbury Cathedral
  • 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)
  • Leicester Cathedral~ (679-874) (site possibly now occupied by a parish church)
  • 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 c954-1072) (trns from Dorchester 1072) (secular canons 1072)
  • Lindsey Cathedral~ (c680-c875)
  • 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 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
  • Osney Cathedral (1542-1546) (rmv to Oxford 1546) (priory)
  • 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)
  • Ramsbury Cathedral# (909-1058) (site now occupied by newer church)
  • The Cathedral Church of Christ and Saint Mary, Rochester (604-present) (secular canons 604-1080, Benedictine priory 1080-1540) formerly dedicated to St Andrew
  • Selsey Cathedral~ (680-1080) (trns to Chichester 1080, site probably now under the sea at Selsey)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Alban, Saint Albans (1877-present) (? c793-976 Benedictine abbey 976-1539)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint German, Saint German's (c936-1042) (secular canons, Augustinian ante1184-1539)
  • The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury (1227-present) (trns from Old Sarum 1227) (secular canons)
  • Sarum Cathedral (1075-1227) (rmv from Sherborne 1075 trns to Salisbury (New Sarum) 1227)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Sherborne Cathedral (705-1075) (rmv to Sarum 1075) (secular canons 705, Benedictine 1122-1539)
  • The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie, Southwark (1905-present) (Augustinian Priory 1106-1539)
  • 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 Church of Saint Mary, Truro (1880-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Wells (1239-present) (co-cathedral with Bath Abbey 1218)
  • The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Peter Westminster (1540-1550) (Benedictine c960-1540)
  • 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)

• • 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 Saint John the Baptist, Chester (1072/5-1102) (secular canons c906-c1547)
  • The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chester (1541-present) (?nuns - 875, secular canons post907, Benedictine aAbbey 1093-1540) originally dedicated to St. Peter & St. Paul, then St. Werburgh
  • Chester-le-Street Cathedral~ (875-995)
  • 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 Saint Andrew, Hexham (681-821) (Augustinian abbey 1113-1537)
  • Lindisfarne Cathedral~, Holy Island (635-875) (pre-dates priory ruin)
  • The Cathedral Church of Christ, Liverpool (1904-present)
  • The Cathedral and Collegiate Church 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 Church of Saint Mary, Southwell (1884-present) (secular canons, collegiate -1840)
  • The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wakefield (1888-present) (parish church -1888)

Roman Catholic Cathedrals in England

The Province of Birmingham

• • The Cathedral Church of Saint Chad, Birmingham (1839-present) (pro-cathedral 1839-41)
  • The Pro-Cathedral of the Apostles, Clifton
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clifton (1973-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara, Shrewsbury (1850-present)

The Province 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 (1844-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Salford (1850-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Marie, Sheffield (1980-present)

The Province of Southwark

• • The Cathedral Church of Saint George, Southwark (1850-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip Neri, Arundel (1965-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Boniface, Plymouth (1858-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Portsmouth (1882-present)

The Province of Westminster

• • The Cathedral Church of the Most Precious Holy Blood, Saint Mary, Saint Hoseph and Saint Peter, Westminster
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Helen, Brentwood (1917-present) (parish church 1861)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint John Baptist, Norwich (1976-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Our Lady and Saint Thomas of Canterbury Northampton (1850-present) (former parish church of St. Felix)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Barnabas, Nottingham (1850-present)

Cathedrals of the Greek Orthodox Church in England

• 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 St Nicholas and St 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 St Nicholas, London
• The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St Michael, London

Cathedrals of the Antiochian Orthodox Church in England

• The Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George, London

Cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox Church in England

• The Cathedral of the Dormition & All Saints, London

Cathedrals of the Belarussian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in England

• The Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Manchester

Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in England

• Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, London

Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in England

• The Ukrainian Cathedral of The Holy Family In Exile, London

Wales

Church in Wales

• • The Cathedral Church of Saint Deniol, Bangor (456-present) (secular canons 1092)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Brecon (1923-present) (Benedictine Priory 1093/1110-1538)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Llandaff (560-present) (secular canons monastery 1107) originally dedicated to St. Peter & St. Teilo
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Woolos, Newport (1921-present) (parish church -1921)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint David, Saint Davids (c580-present) (secular canons 1116) originally dedicated to St. Andrew & St. David
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Asaph, Saint Asaph (c553-present) (secular canons monastery 1143)

Roman Catholic Cathedrals in Wales

The Province of Cardiff

• • The Cathedral Church of Saint David, Cardiff (1916-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Joseph, Swansea (1987-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Wrexham (1907-present) (parish church 1847, pro-cathedral 1907-1987)

Scotland

The Scottish Episcopal Church

• • The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Aberdeen (1817-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, Dundee (1855-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Edinburgh (1879-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Glasgow (1871-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Inverness (1869-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Millport (1882-present) 'The Cathedral of the Isles'
  • The Church of Saint John the Divine, Oban (co-cathedral with Millport)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Ninian, Perth (1850-present)

Roman Catholic Cathedrals of Scotland

The Province of Glasgow

• • The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Glasgow (1797-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell (1947-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Mirin, Paisley (1948-present)

The Province of St. Andrew's and Edinburgh

• • The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption, Aberdeen (1880-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Ayr (1962-present) (trns from Dumfries)
  • Dumfries Cathedral (-1962) (destroyed by fire, trns to Ayr 1962)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Dundee
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Edinburgh (1814-present)
  • The Cathedral Church of Saint Columba, Oban (1932-present)

Greek Orthodox Cathedrals in Scotland

• The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Luke, Glasgow (1954-present) (United Presbyterian church 1877)

Former Cathedrals of Scotland

Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)

• • The Cathedral of Saint Wilfred, Abercorn+ (c680) (monastery mid-7thC, site now occupied by church)
  • The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Brechin+ (ante1150) (on site of earlier abbey, Culdees monastery, then secular canons)
  • The Cathedral of Saint Blane, Dunblane+
  • The Cathedral of Saint Mary, Dornoch+ (1224)
  • The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Dunkeld+ (1120) (abbey 815)
  • The Cathedral of Saint Giles, Edinburgh+
  • The Cathedral of Saint Mungo, Glasgow+ (alt The Cathedral Church of Saint Kentigern) (1123)
  • The Cathedral of Saint Magnus Kirkwall+ (1137) (under archbishopric of Trondhjem, Norway 1137-1472)

The Iona Community

• • 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 Machar, Aberdeen= (trns from Mortlach c1131)
  • 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, Saint Andrew= (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)

Northern Ireland

For Northern Ireland Cathedrals, see Historical List of Cathedrals in Ireland

See also

• List of abbeys and priories
• Abbeys and priories in Scotland
• Abbeys and priories in Wales
• Abbeys and priories in England
• Abbeys and priories in Isle of Man
• Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland
• Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
• Historical List of Cathedrals in Ireland
• List of tallest church towers

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