List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom

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This article lists the cathedrals, former cathedrals and intended cathedrals in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and those in the Channel Islands, by country.

A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship which 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 which 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 which now exist as 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.

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 an alternate location.

The inclusion of the UK dependencies is strictly for ecclesiastical reasons - the included dependencies are those which 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.

Contents 1 England and Dependencies 1.1 Church of England 1.1.1 Province of Canterbury 1.1.2 Province of York 1.2 Roman Catholic Church 1.2.1 Province of Westminster 1.2.2 Province of Birmingham 1.2.3 Province of Liverpool 1.2.4 Province of Southwark 1.2.5 Bishopric of the British Armed Forces 1.3 Eastern Orthodox Churches 1.3.1 Antiochian Orthodox Church 1.3.2 Armenian Orthodox Church 1.3.3 Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 1.3.4 Coptic Orthodox Church 1.3.5 Eritrean Orthodox Church 1.3.6 Ethiopian Orthodox Church 1.3.7 Greek Orthodox Church 1.3.8 Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Church 1.3.9 Serbian Orthodox Church 1.3.10 Ukrainian Orthodox Church 1.4 Other Churches 1.4.1 Ancient Catholic Church 1.4.2 Ancient and Old Catholic Church 1.4.3 Anglican Catholic Church 1.4.4 Church of England (Continuing) 1.4.5 Free Church of England 1.4.6 Holy Catholic Church (Anglican Rite) 1.4.7 Liberal Catholic Church 1.4.8 Traditional Church of England 1.4.9 Ukrainian Catholic Church: Exarchy of Great Britain 2 Scotland 2.1 Church of Scotland 2.2 Scottish Episcopal Church 2.3 Roman Catholic Church 2.3.1 Province of St Andrew's and Edinburgh 2.3.2 Province of Glasgow 2.4 Greek Orthodox Church 3 Wales 3.1 Church in Wales 3.2 Roman Catholic Church, Province of Cardiff 4 Northern Ireland 5 Records 6 References 7 See also

England and Dependencies

Main article: Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England

Church of England

Province of Canterbury

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website
	Birmingham Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Philip	Diocese of Birmingham	1905
	former parish church		52°28′52″N 1°53′56″W / 52.481225, -1.898907[1]
	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, -2.600799 [2]
	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, 0.716944 [3]
	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, 1.083183 [4]
	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, 0.472219 [5]
	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, -0.780576 [6]
	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, -1.506940 [7]
	Derby Cathedral Cathedral Church of All Saints	Diocese of Derby	1927
			52°55′29″N 1°28′39″W / 52.924810, -1.47739[8]
	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, 0.263205 [9]
	Exeter Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Peter	Diocese of Exeter	1050
	translated from Crediton		50°43′21″N 3°31′47″W / 50.722476, -3.529796 [10]
	Gibraltar Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity	Diocese in Europe	1842
	church built between 1825 and 1832
	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, -2.246590 [11]
	Guildford Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit	Diocese of Guildford	1965
			51°14′28″N 0°35′24″W / 51.241155, -0.590054 [12]
	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, -2.716096 [13]
	Leicester Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Martin	Diocese of Leicester	1927
	former parish church		52°55′29″N 1°28′38″W / 52.924821, -1.477310 [14]
	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, -1.830270 [15]
	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, -0.536329 [16]
	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, -0.98426[17]
	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, 1.300651 [18]
	Oxford Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Oxford (Christ Church College, 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, -1.254330 [19]
	Peterborough Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew	Diocese of Peterborough	1539
	abbey 655 church 1238-1539		52°34′20″N 0°14′18″W / 52.572337, -0.238315 [20]
	Portsmouth Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Thomas	Diocese of Portsmouth	1927
	former parish church		50°47′26″N 1°06′15″W / 50.790514, -1.104233 [21]
	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, 0.503266 [22]
	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, -0.342915 [23]
	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, -1.797499 [24]
	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, -0.089660 [25]
	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, -5.051179 [26]
	Wells Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Andrew	Diocese of Bath and Wells	1239
			51°12′37″N 2°38′38″W / 51.210245, -2.643757 [27]
	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, -1.312180 [28]
	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, -2.220870 [29]

Province of York

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website
	Blackburn Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary	Diocese of Blackburn	1926
	former parish church		53°44′50″N 2°28′53″W / 53.747271, -2.481387 [30]
	Bradford Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Peter	Diocese of Bradford	1919
	former parish church		53°47′43″N 1°44′52″W / 53.795391, -1.747824 [31]
	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, -2.938607 [32]
	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, -2.890308 [33]
	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, -1.576667 [34]
	Liverpool Cathedral Cathedral Church of Christ	Diocese of Liverpool	1904
			53°23′51″N 2°58′24″W / 53.397616, -2.973336 [35]
	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, -2.244365 [36]
	Newcastle Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Nicholas	Diocese of Newcastle	1882
			54°58′12″N 1°36′40″W / 54.970101, -1.611128 [37]
	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, -4.699917 [38]
	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, -1.520158[39]
	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, -1.469293 [40]
	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, -0.954180 [41]
	Wakefield Cathedral Cathedral Church of All Saints	Diocese of Wakefield	1888
			53°40′59″N 0°08′59″W / 53.683083, -0.149702 [42]
	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, -1.081848 [43]

Roman Catholic Church

Province of Westminster

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website
	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, 0.306560 [44]
	Norwich Cathedral Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist	Diocese of East Anglia	1976
			52°37′45″N 1°17′02″E / 52.629104, 1.283888 [45]
	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, -0.898486 [46]
	Nottingham Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Barnabas	Diocese of Nottingham	1850
			52°57′17″N 1°09′26″W / 52.954671, -1.157097[47]
	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, -0.139599 [48]

Province of Birmingham

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website
	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, -0.1898714 [49]
	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, -2.616356 [50]
	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, -2.753993 [51]

Province of Liverpool

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website
	Lancaster Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Peter	Diocese of Lancaster	1924
			54°02′49″N 2°47′38″W / 54.046820, -2.793757 [52]
	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, -1.546999 [53]
	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, -2.968385 [54]
	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, -1.213692 [55]
	Newcastle Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary	Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle	1882
			54°58′09″N 1°37′09″W / 54.969085, -1.619271 [56]
	Salford Cathedral Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist	Diocese of Salford	1850
			53°29′01″N 2°15′40″W / 53.483669, -2.261027 [57]
	Sheffield Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Marie	Diocese of Hallam	1980
			53°22′53″N 1°28′05″W / 53.381303, -1.468070 [58]