List of cathedrals in India

A cathedral (from the Greek kathedra (καθέδρα), seat, bench, chair) is a Christian church which contains the seat of a bishop,[1] thus serving as the central church of a diocese.

Diocese Of Cochin
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fortcochin

This is the list of cathedrals in India sorted by denomination.

Catholic Church

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Agra
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Bangalore
Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary in Kolkata
Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi.
St. Catherine's Cathedral in Old Goa.
St. Joseph's Cathedral in Imphal
Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai.
St. Mary's Co-cathedral in Chennai
St. Mary's Cathedral in Madurai
St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Nagpur
Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Pondicherry
St. Mary's Cathedral in Ranchi
Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Shillong
St. Joseph's Cathedral in Trivandrum
St. Francis Assisi Cathedral of Verapoly
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral in Changanassery
Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral in Thrissur
St. Mary's Cathedral in Trivandrum
St. John's Cathedral in Tiruvalla

Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in India:[2]

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Kottayam

Latin Catholic Provinces

Ecclesiastical Province of Agra

Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore

Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal

Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay

Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta

Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi

Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar

Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman

Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati

Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad

Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal

Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore

Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai

Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur

Ecclesiastical Province of Patna

Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur

Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi

Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong

Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram

Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly

Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam

Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly

Province of Changanassery

Province of Tellicherry

Province of Thrissur

Archdiocese of Kottayam

Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Trivandrum

Province of Tiruvalla

Directly under the Holy See

Anglican

Medak Cathedral in Medak
All Saints Cathedral, Allahabad
St. Paul's Cathedral in Calcutta
Cathedral Church of the Redemption in New Delhi
Epiphany Cathedral, Dornakal

Church of South India

Cathedrals of the Church of South India:

Church of North India

Cathedrals of the Church of North India:

Oriental Orthodox

Jacobite Syrian Christian Church

Cathedrals of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church:

Kandanad Diocese

  • St. George Cathedral, Kadakkanad (Diocesan Headquarters), Cathedral of the metropolitan of Kandanad.
  • St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kandanad, Kerala, Mother Parish of the diocese Kandanad Region)
  • St. Mary's Rajadhiraja Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Piravom, Kerala one of the oldest Christian church in the world
  • St. Peter's & St. Paul's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Neeramukal

Kochi Diocese

Kottayam, Idukki Dioceses

Simhasa Churches

  • St. Mary's Sonoro Cathedral, Elamkulam, Kerala of Ernakulam Region
  • St. Peter's Jacobite Syrian Simhasana Cathedral, Thiruvananthapuram of Thiruvananthapuram Region
  • Mor Ignatius Cathedral, Manjinikkara of Manjinikkara Region
  • St. Ignatius Cathedral, Puthenangady of Kottayam Region

Knanaya Diocese

  • Knanaya St. Johns Cathedral, Chingavanam, Kerala. Cathedral of the Archbishop of the Knanaya Archdiocese

North Kerala (Malabar, Kozhikode and Thrissur)

  • St. Peter's & St. Paul's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Meenangadi, Cathedral of the Metropolitan of Malabar
  • St. George Jacobite Syrian Patriarchal Cathedral Pulpally
  • St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral Calicut.Cathedral of the bishop of Calicut

South Kerala (Niranam, Thumbamon and Kollam)

  • St. Mary's Cathedral, Kundara (traditional Parish)
  • St. George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kavumbhagam, Kerala (Niranam Diocese, Diocese Headquarters Cathedral of the Metropolitan of Niranam
  • St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Pathanamthitta (Thumbamon Diocean Headquarters) Cathedral of the metropolitan of Thumbamon
  • St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Manthalir
  • St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral, Vallikodu Kottayam, Pathanamthitta (Thumpamon Diocese)

Outside Kerala (Bangalore, Delhi, Mylapore, Mangalore, Mumbai)

  • St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Bangalore
  • St. Peter's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, New Delhi
  • St. Gregorios Jacobite Cathedral, Mettuguda, Hyderabad
  • St. Antony's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Jeppu, Mangalore, Karnataka

Evangelical Association

  • St. George Jacobite Cathedral, Pulpally

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

Cathedrals of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church:

In Kerala

  • Kadeesa Orthodox Cathedral, Kayamkulam, Kerala of Mavelikkara diocese
  • Mar Elia Cathedral, Kottayam, Kerala of Kottayam Central Diocese
  • St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Kunnakurady, Kerala of Angamaly Diocese
  • St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Kozhikode, Kerala of Malabar Diocese
  • St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala of Trivandrum diocese
  • St. Ignatius Orthodox Cathedral, Chengannur, Kerala of Chengannur diocese
  • St. Ignatius Orthodox Cathedral, Thrissur, Kerala of Thrissur diocese
  • St. Ignatious Orthodox Cathedral, Kaipatoor, Kerala of Thumpamon diocese
  • St. John's Orthodox Cathedral, Pampady, Kerala of Kottayan diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Mulakulam, Kerala of Kandanad West diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Kandanad, Kerala of Kandanad West diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Puthencavu, of Chengannur diocese, Kerala
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Puthiyakavu, Kerala of Mavelikkara diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Niranam, Kerala of Niranam diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Sulthanbathery, Kerala of Sultan Bathery diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Thumpamon, Kerala of Thumpamon diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Ernakulam, Kerala of Kochi diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Pazhanji, Kerala of Kunnamkulam diocese
  • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Arthat, Kerala of Kunnamkulam Diocese
  • St. Stephens Orthodox Cathedral,[(Makkamkunnu, Pathanamthitta)], Kerala, Thumpamon Diocese
  • St. Stephen's Orthodox Cathedral, Kudassanad, Kerala of Chengannur diocese
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kadampanad, Kerala of Adoor-Kadampanad diocese
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kannamkode, Adoor, Kerala of Adoor-Kadampanad diocese
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kungiripetty, Kerala of Idukki diocese
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kollam, Kerala of Kollam Diocese
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Karthikappally, Kerala of Mavelikkara diocese
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Muvattupuzha, Kerala of Kandanad East diocese
  • St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Thottomon, Ranny, Kerala of Nilackal diocese

Outside Kerala

See also

References

  1. ^ Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, ISBN 0-19-860575-7
  2. ^ GCatholic.org: Cathedrals India