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List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom

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A list of the cathedrals, former cathedrals and intended cathedrals in the United Kingdom and its dependencies.

Contents

England and Isle of Man

Church of England

Province of Canterbury

City Dedication Established Notes
Birmingham
St Philip 1905 former parish church
Bristol The Holy and Undivided Trinity 1542-1836, 1897 to date Augustinian abbey 1140-1539
Bury St Edmunds   St James
(St Edmundsbury Cathedral)
1914 former parish church
Canterbury The Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of Christ c.600
Chelmsford St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd 1914 former parish church
Chichester The Holy Trinity 1080 translated from Selsey
Coventry St Michael 1962 replaced the cathedral lost during World War II
Derby All Saints 1927
Ely The Holy Trinity 1109 convent (with monastery?) 673-800s, secular canons 800s, Benedictine priory 970-1540; formerly dedicated to St Peter and St Etheldreda
Exeter
St Peter 1050 translated from Crediton
Gloucester The Holy and Indivisible Trinity 1541 joint with Bristol Cathedral 1836-1897; monastery and convent 681, secular canons 823, Benedictine priory 1022-1539; formerly dedicated to St Peter
Guildford The Holy Spirit 1965
Hereford St Mary and St Ethelbert 676
Leicester St Martin 1927 former parish church
Lichfield St Mary and St Chad 669-803, 1048 to date archbishopric 785-803, see moved to Chester 1075; joint with Coventry 1048-1826; 3 spires known as The Ladies of the Vale
Lincoln St Mary 1072 joint with Dorchester c.954-1072; translated from Dorchester 1072
London St Paul 1675 replaced previous cathedral 604-1666 destroyed in Great Fire of London
Norwich The Holy and Undivided Trinity 1094 translated from Thetford; Benedictine priory 1096-1539
Oxford Christ Church 1542 translated from Osney 156; convent 727, secular canons 1004, Augustinian priory 1122-1524; formerly dedicated to St Frideswide
Peterborough St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew 1539 abbey 655, church 1238-1539
Portsmouth St Thomas of Canterbury 1927 former parish church
Rochester Christ Church and St Mary 604 secular canons 604-1080, Benedictine priory 1080-1540; formerly dedicated to St Andrew
St Albans St Alban 1877 Benedictine abbey 976-1539
Salisbury The Blessed Virgin Mary 1227 translated from Old Sarum
Southwark The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie 1905 Augustinian priory 1106-1539
Truro St Mary 1880 former parish church
Wells St Andrew 1239 co-cathedral with Bath Abbey from 1218
Winchester The Holy Trinity, St Peter, St Paul and St Swithun before 650 secular canons to 964, Benedictine priory 964-1539
Worcester The Blessed Virgin Mary 743 Benedictine priory 969-1540

Province of York

City Dedication Established Notes
Blackburn St Mary 1926 former parish church
Bradford St Peter 1919 former parish church
Carlisle The Holy and Undivided Trinity 1133 secular canons to 1092, Augustinian priory 1123-1540
Chester Christ Church and the Blessed Virgin Mary 1541 convent? to 875, secular canons from 907, Benedictine abbey 1093-1540; originally dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, then to St Werburgh
Durham Christ Church and St Mary 997 secular canons 997, Benedictine priory 1093-1540; originally dedicated to St Mary and St Cuthbert
Liverpool Christ Church 1904
Manchester The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George 1847 former collegiate parish church (1421)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne   St Nicholas 1882 former parish church
Peel St German 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
Ripon St Peter and St Wilfrid 1876 monastery pre-660, later collegiate with secular canons (10th century?)
Sheffield St Peter and St Paul 1914 former parish church
Southwell The Blessed Virgin Mary 1884 collegiate with secular canons to 1840
Wakefield All Saints 1888 former parish church
York The Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Peter 627

Roman Catholic Church

Province of Westminster

City Dedication Established Notes
Brentwood St Mary and St Helen 1917
Norwich St John the Baptist 1976
Northampton Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury 1850
Nottingham St Barnabas 1850
Westminster   The Most Precious Holy Blood, St Mary, St Joseph and St Peter 1910

Province of Birmingham

City Dedication Established Notes
Birmingham   The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St Chad 1839
Clifton St Peter and St Paul 1973
Shrewsbury Our Lady Help of Christians and St Peter of Alcantara 1850

Province of Liverpool

City Dedication Established Notes
Coulby Newham St Mary 1983
Lancaster St Peter 1924
Leeds St Anne 1878
Liverpool The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King 1967
Newcastle-upon-Tyne   St Mary 1882
Salford St John the Evangelist 1850
Sheffield St. Marie 1980

Province of Southwark

City Dedication Established Notes
Arundel St Philip Howard 1965
Plymouth St Mary and St Boniface 1858
Portsmouth   St. John the Evangelist 1882
Southwark St George 1850

Bishopric of the British Armed Forces

City Dedication Established Notes
Aldershot   St Michael and St George 1927

Ukrainian Catholic Church, Exarchy of Great Britain

City Dedication Established Notes
London   The Holy Family in Exile former United Reformed Church

Liberal Catholic Church

City Dedication Established Notes
Putney   All Saints

Eastern Orthodox Churches

Antiochian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Western Europe

City Dedication Established Notes
London NW1   St George

Armenian Orthodox Church in Great Britain

Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

Eritrean Orthodox Church in Great Britain

Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Great Britain

Greek Orthodox Church in Great Britain, Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain

Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Church in Great Britain, Diocese of Sourozh

Serbian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Great Britain and Scandinavia

Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Great Britain

Other Churches (including Continuing Anglican Churches)

Ancient Catholic Church

Ancient and Old Catholic Church

Anglican Catholic Church

Church of England (Continuing)

Free Church of England

Holy Catholic Church (Anglican Rite)

Metropolitan Community Church

Traditional Church of England

Former and intended cathedrals (including pre-reformation)

please refer to List of former cathedrals in England and Wales

Scotland

Church of Scotland (including pre-Reformation)

The Church of Scotland is no longer governed by bishops, and so officially has no cathedrals. However, buildings which were cathedrals prior to the Reformation (or in periods of the church's history when it did have an episcopacy) are still commonly called 'cathedrals'. (These buildings are often denoted by the title "High Kirk".)

Former cathedral buildings (still used for worship)

former cathedrals (disused)

Scottish Episcopal Church

Roman Catholic Church

Province of St. Andrews and Edinburgh

Province of Glasgow

Greek Orthodox Church


Wales

Church in Wales (including pre-Reformation)

Roman Catholic Church, Province of Cardiff


Gibraltar, St Helena & the Falkland Islands

Church of England

Roman Catholic Church


Northern Ireland

See List of cathedrals in Ireland; the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland form a single ecclesiastical unit.

References

See also

 


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