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

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
File:Guildford cathedral.jpg 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
File:Lincolncath.jpg 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
File:Oxfordcath.jpg Oxford Christ Church 1542 translated from Osney 156; convent 727, secular canons 1004, Augustinian priory 1122-1524; formerly dedicated to St Frideswide
File:Peterborough cathedral.jpg Peterborough St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew 1539 abbey 655, church 1238-1539
Portsmouth St Thomas of Canterbury 1927 former parish church
File:Rochestercath.jpg 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
File:Southwarkcath.jpg Southwark The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie 1905 Augustinian priory 1106-1539
File:TruroCathedral-BVM-fromSW-01.jpg 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
The Blessed Virgin Mary 743 Benedictine priory 969-1540

Province of York

City Dedication Established Notes
File:CIMG0392.JPG Blackburn St Mary 1926 former parish church
File:CIMG0466.JPG Bradford St Peter 1919 former parish church
File:CIMG0358.JPG 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)
File:CIMG1862.JPG 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
File:CIMG1785.JPG 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
File:Southwell minster.jpg 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 300

Roman Catholic Church

Province of Westminster

City Dedication Established Notes
Brentwood St Mary and St Helen 1917 parish church 1861
Norwich St John the Baptist 1976
Northampton Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury 1850 formerly the parish church of St Felix
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 pro-cathedral (acting cathedral) 1839-1841
Clifton St Peter and St Paul 1973 preceded by The Pro-Cathedral of the Apostles
Shrewsbury Our Lady Help of Christians and St Peter of Alcantara 1850

Province of Liverpool

City Dedication Established Notes
Coulby Newham St Mary 1983 translated from Middlesbrough
File:CIMG0117.JPG Lancaster St Peter 1924
Leeds St Anne 1878 rebuilt 1904 after original site used for road-widening
Liverpool The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King 1967 preceded by two earlier unfinished cathedrals
Newcastle upon Tyne   St Mary 1882
File:SalfCath.jpg 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 (used for the Bishopric of the British Armed Forces) built by Sir Robert Lorimer

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 1a Redhill Street, NW1 4BG

Armenian Orthodox Church in Great Britain

City Dedication Established Notes
London W8   St Sarkis Iverna Gardens, W8 6TP

Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

City Dedication Established Notes
Manchester   St Nicholas

Eritrean Orthodox Church in Great Britain

City Dedication Established Notes
London SW12   11 Anfield Close, SW12 0NT

Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Great Britain

City Dedication Established Notes
London NW1   33 Juniper Crescent, NW1 8HA

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

City Dedication Established Notes
Birmingham   The Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew former Church of England parish church, 8 Arthur Place
Leicester St Nicholas and St Xenophon Aylestone Road
London All Saints Camden Town, NW1 0JA
St Sophia 1922 consecrated 5 January 1882, mother church of the Greek Orthodox church in Great Britain, W2 4LQ
The Dormition of the Mother of God Wood Green, N22 8LB
The Nativity of the Mother of God Camberwell, SE5 0TF
St Andrew 1970 Kentish Town, NW1 9QA
St Nicholas Shepherds Bush, W12 8JW
The Holy Cross and St Michael Golders Green, NW11 8DA

Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Church in Great Britain, Diocese of Sourozh

City Dedication Established Notes
London SW7   The Dormition and All Saints Ennismore Gardens, SW7 1NH

Serbian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Great Britain and Scandinavia

City Dedication Established Notes
London W11   St Sava Lancaster Road, W11 1QQ

Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Great Britain

City Dedication Established Notes
London W3   1a Newton Avenue, W3 8AJ

Other Churches (including Continuing Anglican Churches)

Ancient Catholic Church

City Dedication Established Notes
Stamford Hill   The Good Shepherd

Ancient and Old Catholic Church

City Dedication Established Notes
Newcastle-upon-Tyne   St Willibrord and All Saints

Anglican Catholic Church

City Dedication Established Notes
Lydd   St Nicholas of Myra

Pro-Cathedral

Church of England (Continuing)

City Dedication Established Notes
Wolverhampton St Silas Official Church Website

Free Church of England

City Dedication Established Notes
Birmingham (Saltley) Emmanuel pro-cathedral
Morecambe Emmanuel pro-cathedral

Holy Catholic Church (Anglican Rite)

City Dedication Established Notes
Stoke-on-Trent   Our Lady of Grace

former Methodist church, translated from Madeley Heath

Metropolitan Community Church

City Dedication Established Notes
Bournemouth St Neil 1979 pro-cathedral

Traditional Church of England

City Dedication Established Notes
Windlesham   St George


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)

City Dedication Established Notes
Aberdeen   St Machar translated from Mortlach c.1131
Birnie St Brendan
Brechin The Holy Trinity before 1150 on the site of a former Culdee monastery
Dunblane St Blane
Dornoch St Mary 1224
Dunkeld Cathedral. Dunkeld St Columba 1120 abbey 815
Edinburgh   St Giles
Glasgow St Mungo (or St Kentigern) 1123
Iona St Mary monastery 563, currently used for worship by the Iona Community
Kirkwall St Magnus 1137 part of the archbishopric of Trondhiem, Norway, 1137-1472
Lismore St Moloug

former cathedrals (disused)

Place Dedication Established Notes
Abercorn St Wilfred c.680 monastery established mid 7th century, now the site of the kirk
Abernethy St Brigid possible seat of bishop in eighth century
Birsay Christ Church before 1035 location unknown; possibly on the Brough of Birsay
Dunfermline now in the care of Historic Scotland
Egilsay St Magnus
Elgin The Holy Trinity 1224 aka Lantern of the North; ruins in care of Historic Scotland
Fortrose St Peter and St Boniface   13th century ruins in care of Historic Scotland
Halkirk 11th century translated to Dornoch 1222
Kingarth St Blane care of Historic Scotland
Kinneddar
Kilrimont 9th century abbey 8th century
Mortlach St Molouc to 1131 translated to Aberdeen 1131
Rosemarkie 12th century translated to Fortrose in 13th century
St Andrews   St Andrew 908 archbishopric 1472; now in ruins, in the care of Historic Scotland
Skeabost 15th century translated to Iona
Spynie The Holy Trinity 1207/8 translated to Elgin 1224; possibly a parish church 1224-1736
Whithorn St Martin of Tours 5th century aka the Candida Casa ("White House"); ruins in care of Historic Scotland

Scottish Episcopal Church

Place Dedication Established Notes
Aberdeen St Andrew 1817
Dundee St Paul 1855
Edinburgh   St Mary 1879
Glasgow St Mary 1871
Inverness St Andrew 1869
Millport The Holy Spirit 1882 aka The Cathedral of the Isles
Oban St John the Divine co-cathedral with Millport
Perth St Ninian 1850

Roman Catholic Church

Province of St. Andrews and Edinburgh

City Dedication Established Notes
Aberdeen St Mary of the Assumption 1880
Ayr The Good Shepherd 1957 translated from Dumfries, located in Dalmilling Crescent
Dumfries St Andrew to May 1961 located in Shakespeare Street, destroyed by fire; translated to Ayr 1962
Dundee St Andrew 1782
Edinburgh   St Mary 1814
Oban St Columba 1932

Province of Glasgow

City Dedication Established Notes
Glasgow The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St Andrew 1797
Motherwell   Our Lady of Good Aid 1947 church consecrated in 1929
Paisley St Mirin 1948

Greek Orthodox Church

City Dedication Established Notes
Glasgow   St Luke 1954 Belhaven United Presbyterian church 1877

Wales

Church in Wales (including pre-Reformation)

City Dedication Established Notes
Bangor St Deiniol 456 secular canons 1092
Brecon St John the Evangelist 1923 Benedictine priory 1093/1110-1538
Llandaff St Peter and St Paul 560 monastery, secular canons 1107; originally dedicated to St. Peter and St. Teilo
Newport St Woolos 1921 former parish church
St. Asaph St Asaph 553 monastery, secular canons 1143
St David's   St David 580 secular canons 1116; originally dedicated to St Andrew and St David

Roman Catholic Church, Province of Cardiff

City Dedication Established Notes
Cardiff The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St. David 1916
Swansea St Joseph 1987 church opened in 1888, located in Convent Street, Greenhill, SA1 2BX
Wrexham   Our Lady of Sorrows 1907 parish church 1847, pro-cathedral (acting cathedral) 1907-1987


Gibraltar, St Helena & the Falkland Islands

Church of England

City Dedication Established Notes
Gibraltar   The Holy Trinity 1842 church built between 1825 and 1832
St Helena   St Paul 1859 church built in 1851
Stanley   Christ Church 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

Roman Catholic Church

City Dedication Established Notes
Gibraltar   St Mary the Crowned 15th century built in 1462, on the site of Gibraltar's mosque

Northern Ireland

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

Records

In November 1998 the SFX Boys Choir, Liverpool, England became the first choir ever, and the only choir to date, to sing services in all 49 cathedrals and abbeys in England and Wales. The choir sung it's first service in the May of 1994 in St. Edmundsbury Cathedral and completed the feat by finishing off with an Evensong service in their very own Liverpool Cathedral. Details of the choir can be seen at www.myspace.com/sfxboyschoirliverpool

References

  • The Observer’s Book of Cathedrals Anthony S. B. New, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London & New York, 1972
  • Discovering Cathedrals David Pepin, Shire Publications Ltd, 1994
  • Scottish Cathedrals Richard Fawcett, B.T.Batsford Ltd/Historic Scotland, 1997
  • The Cathedrals of Britain David L. Edwards, Pitkin Pictorials, 1989
  • Cathedrals & Abbeys of England Stephen Platten, Jarrold Publishing, 1999
  • The Cathedrals of Scotland Peter Galloway, Scottish Cultural Press, 2000
  • Collins Guide To Cathedrals, Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales Henry Thorold, Collins, 1986

See also

Template:Anglican Cathedrals in the United Kingdom

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