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List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom

A listing of the cathedrals, former cathedrals and intended cathedrals in The United Kingdom and Dependencies

The sites listed are in current use as a cathedral unless indicated thus:-

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+ indicates current non-cathedral ecclesiastic function

= indicates ruined or delapidated state

# indicates no identifiable trace of the cathedral in existing structures

~ indicates exact site of cathedral unknown

Trusteeship denoted as follows:-

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<td>EH = English Heritage <td>HS = Historic Scotland </table>

England, Isle of Man & Gibraltar

Church of England (& Pre-Reformation Church)

The Province of Canterbury

• • 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, Gibralter
  • 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 Province of York

• • 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)

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)

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, 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)

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