List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States facts for kids
The Catholic Church in the United States comprises ecclesiastical territories called dioceses, eparchies, and ordinariates led by prelate ordinaries known as bishops. Each bishop is assigned to a cathedral from which he is pastor to the people of his jurisdiction. Some dioceses also have a co-cathedral or a pro-cathedral. This is a complete list of the 193 cathedrals of the Latin Church and the 20 cathedrals of the Eastern Catholic Churches in the United States.
Contents
- Latin Church
- Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage–Juneau
- Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta
- Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore
- Ecclesiastical Province of Boston
- Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago
- Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati
- Ecclesiastical Province of Denver
- Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit
- Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque
- Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston–Houston
- Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford
- Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis
- Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City
- Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas
- Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles
- Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville
- Ecclesiastical Province of Miami
- Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee
- Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile
- Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans
- Ecclesiastical Province of New York
- Ecclesiastical Province of Newark
- Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City
- Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha
- Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia
- Ecclesiastical Province of Portland
- Ecclesiastical Province of St. Louis
- Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
- Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe
- Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle
- Ecclesiastical Province of Washington
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan
- Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña
- Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa–Apia
- Personal ordinariate
- Former Latin Church cathedrals
- Eastern Catholic cathedrals
- See also
Latin Church
Personal ordinariate
Image | Cathedral | Ordinariate | City, State |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham | Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter | Houston, Texas |
Former Latin Church cathedrals
Image | Cathedral | Diocese | Years | Ref |
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Assumption Cathedral | Diocese of Evansville | 1944–1965 | ||
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier | Diocese of Vincennes | 1834–1898 | ||
Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral | Diocese of Bardstown | 1819–1841 | ||
Basilica of St. Louis, King of France | Archdiocese of St. Louis | 1818–1914 | ||
Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral | Archdiocese of New York | 1815–1879 | ||
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | Diocese of Natchitoches | 1853–1910 | ||
Basilica Shrine of St. Mary | Apostolic Vicariate of North Carolina | 1912–1925 | ||
Belmont Abbey | Territorial Abbacy of Belmont–Mary Help of Christians | 1910–1977 | ||
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Diocese of Gaylord | 1971–1975 | ||
Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales | Diocese of Oakland | 1962–1993 | ||
Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar | Diocese of Charleston | 1854–1861 | ||
Cathedral of St. Joseph | Archdiocese of Hartford | 1892–1956 | ||
Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus | Diocese of Joliet in Illinois | 1948–1955 | ||
Cathedral of Saint Vibiana | Archdiocese of Los Angeles | 1876–1994 | ||
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul | Diocese of Hartford Diocese of Providence |
1844–1878 | ||
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | Diocese of Crookston | 1912–1990 | ||
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | Diocese of Burlington | 1867–1972 | ||
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | Diocese of Burlington | 1977–2018 | ||
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | Diocese of Leavenworth | 1868–1947 | ||
Cathedral of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary | Diocese of Helena | 1884–1925 | ||
Chapel of the Immaculate Conception | Diocese of Rapid City | 1930–1962 | ||
Church of St. Peter | Diocese of Jefferson City | 1956–1988 | ||
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul | Diocese of Alton | 1859–1923 | ||
Church of the Immaculate Conception | Diocese of Fairbanks | 1962–1966 | ||
Holy Angels Cathedral | Diocese of Saint Cloud | 1889–1937 | ||
Holy Family Old Cathedral | Archdiocese of Anchorage | 1966–2020 | ||
Holy Family Church | Diocese of Orange | 1976–2019 | ||
Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral | Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie | 1857–1937 | ||
Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral | Diocese of Evansville | 1965–1999 | ||
Mission Santa Barbara | Diocese of Both Californias, Diocese of Monterey |
1840–1849 1853–1876 |
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Old Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | 1959–2008 | ||
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral | Archdiocese of San Francisco | 1854–1891 | ||
Old Saint Mary's Church | Diocese of Philadelphia | 1808–1838 | ||
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | Diocese of Concordia | 1887–1945 | ||
Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary | Diocese of Bismarck | 1910–1945 | ||
Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater | Diocese of Nesqually | 1850–1907 | ||
Pro-Cathedral of St. Thomas the Apostle | Apostolic Vicariate of North Carolina | 1868–1912 | ||
Sacred Heart Cathedral | Diocese of Amarillo | 1927–1975 | ||
Sacred Heart Cathedral | Diocese of Dodge City | 1951–2001 | ||
Sacred Heart Cathedral | Diocese of Duluth | 1896-1957 | ||
Sacred Heart Church | Diocese of Raleigh | 1924–2017 | ||
Sacred Heart Cathedral | Diocese of Knoxville | 1988–2018 | ||
St. Ann's Cathedral | Diocese of Great Falls | 1904–1907 | ||
Ste. Anne de Detroit | Diocese of Detroit | 1833–1848 | ||
St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral | Diocese of Orlando | 1968–1976 | ||
St. Columba Cathedral | Diocese of Youngstown | 1943–1954 | ||
St. Francis de Sales Chapel | Diocese of Toledo | 1910–1940 | ||
St. James Cathedral | Diocese of Jamestown | 1889–1891 | ||
St. James Cathedral | Diocese of Kearney | 1912–1917 | ||
St. James Church | Diocese of Rockford | 1908–1970 | ||
St. John's Pro-Cathedral | Diocese of Altoona | 1901–1923 | ||
St. John the Apostle Cathedral | Archdiocese of Oregon City | 1845–1862 | ||
St. John the Evangelist Church | Diocese of Indianapolis | 1878–1906 | ||
St. John the Evangelist | Diocese of Philadelphia | 1838–1864 | ||
St. Joseph New Cathedral | Diocese of Buffalo | 1915–1976 | ||
St. Joseph Cathedral | Diocese of La Crosse | 1870–1959 | ||
St. Joseph Old Cathedral | Diocese of Oklahoma City | 1905–1931 | ||
St. Laurence Church | Diocese of Amarillo | 1975–2011 | ||
St. Margaret’s Cathedral | Diocese of Davenport | 1881–1891 | ||
St. Mary Basilica | Diocese of Natchez | 1837–1977 | ||
St. Mary's Cathedral | Diocese of Covington | 1854–1901 | ||
St. Mary's Cathedral | Diocese of Chicago | 1843–1871 | ||
St. Mary's on the Flats | Diocese of Cleveland | 1847–1852 | ||
St. Mary's Cathedral | Diocese of Ogdensburg | 1872–1947 | ||
St. Mary's Cathedral | Diocese of Peoria | 1875–1889 | ||
St. Mary's Church | Diocese of Albany | 1847–1852 | ||
St. Mary’s Church | Diocese of Lincoln | 1887–1965 | ||
St. Mary’s of Seven Sorrows Church | Diocese of Nashville | 1847–1914 | ||
St. Monica Church | Archdiocese of Cincinnati | 1938–1957 | ||
St. Patrick’s Cathedral | Diocese of Rochester | 1868–1937 | ||
St. Patrick Church | Diocese of Columbus | 1867–1872 | ||
St. Patrick Church | Diocese of Grass Valley | 1868–1886 | ||
St. Patrick’s Church | Diocese of Lead | 1902–1930 | ||
St. Patrick’s Church | Archdiocese of New Orleans | 1850–18?? | ||
St. Patrick Pro-Cathedral | Archdiocese of Newark | 1865–1956 | ||
St. Patrick Proto-Cathedral | Diocese of San Jose | 1981–1990 | ||
St. Peter’s Church | Diocese of Allegheny | 1876–1889 | ||
St. Peter's Church | Diocese of Richmond | 1850–1906 | ||
St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral | Archdiocese of Baltimore | 1789–1821 | ||
Saints Peter and Paul Church | Diocese of Detroit | 1848–1877 | ||
St. Philomena's Cathedral | Diocese of Omaha | 1908–1916 | ||
St. Raphael Cathedral | Diocese of Dubuque | 1837–1861 | ||
St. Raphael Cathedral | Diocese of Madison | 1946–2005 | ||
St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral | Diocese of Winona | 1889–1950 |
Eastern Catholic cathedrals
Ukrainian Greek Catholic cathedrals
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States is organized into a metropolia (or province) consisting of a metropolitan archeparchy and three suffragan eparchies.
Metropolia Map | Image | Cathedral | Eparchy | City, State |
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | Archeparchy of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
St. Nicholas Cathedral | Eparchy of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | ||
St. Josaphat Cathedral | Eparchy of Parma | Parma, Ohio | ||
St. Vladimir's Cathedral | Eparchy of Stamford | Stamford, Connecticut |
Ruthenian Catholic cathedrals
The Ruthenian Catholic Church in the United States is organized into the sui iuris Province of Pittsburgh, consisting of a metropolitan archeparchy and three suffragan eparchies. The eparchies also serve the faithful of other Byzantine Rite Churches without established hierarchies in the United States, namely those of the Albanian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Macedonian, Russian, and Slovakian Byzantine Catholic Churches.
Metropolia Map | Image | Cathedral | Eparchy | City, State |
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St. John the Baptist Cathedral | Archeparchy of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | Eparchy of Parma | Parma, Ohio | |
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel | Eparchy of Passaic | Passaic, New Jersey | ||
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St. Stephen Cathedral | Eparchy of Phoenix | Phoenix, Arizona |
Eastern Catholic cathedrals of eparchies immediately subject to the Holy See
The following particular churches of various Eastern Rites are not suffragan to Metropolitan sees, but are instead exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, while they remain part of their respective patriarchal, major archiepiscopal or other rite- & tradition-specific particular Churches.
Sui juris ritual church | Image | Cathedral | Eparchy | City, State |
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Chaldean Catholic Church | Mother of God Cathedral | Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit | Southfield, Michigan | |
St. Peter Cathedral | Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego | El Cajon, California | ||
Maronite Church |
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Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral | Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York |
Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral | Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | ||
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St. Raymond Cathedral | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
Melkite Greek Catholic Church | Annunciation Cathedral | Eparchy of Newton | Roslindale, Massachusetts | |
St. Anne Cathedral | North Hollywood, California | |||
Syriac Catholic Church | St. Toma Cathedral | Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States | Farmington Hills, Michigan | |
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
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Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral | Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago | Bellwood, Illinois |
Eastern Catholic cathedrals of eparchies comprising the United States and Canada, and immediately subject to the Holy See
Several Eastern Catholic Churches have jurisdictions that include members and congregations in both the United States and Canada.
Sui juris ritual church | Image | Cathedral | Eparchy | City, State |
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Armenian Catholic Church | St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral | Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg of the US and Canada | Glendale, California | |
Romanian Catholic Church | St. George Cathedral | Eparchy of St George's in Canton | Canton, Ohio | |
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
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St. Vincent de Paul Cathedral | Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace of the US and Canada | Elmont, New York |
Former cathedrals
Image | Cathedral | Eparchy | Years | Ref |
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Cathedral of St. Ann (Manhattan, New York) |
Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg of the US and Canada | 1981-2002 | ||
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Munhall, Pennsylvania) |
Archeparchy of Pittsburgh | 1929-1993 | ||
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St. Joseph Cathedral (Bayonne, New Jersey) |
Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark | 2011-2022 | |
St. Maron Maronite Church (Detroit, Michigan) |
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles | 1966-1977 | ||
Cathedral of St. Mary (Van Nuys, California) |
Eparchy of Phoenix | 1982-2010 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Catedrales católicas de Estados Unidos para niños
- List of Catholic churches in the United States
- List of cathedrals in the United States
- List of basilicas#North American & Central American Basilicas
- Catholic Marian churches
- Category:Roman Catholic churches in the United States (including sub-categories for shrines, cathedrals, and former churches) – churches are listed by state, territory, or D.C.
- List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States