List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom

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 and Priory Church of Saint Mary, Coventry (1095-1129 & -1539) (Benedictine 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 the Holy Cross, Crediton (909-1050) (trns to Exeter 1050)
Saint David's Church, Denbigh unfinished 1539, intended to become a cathedral to replace St Asaph
Domnoc Cathedral (-673) (trns to Elmham 673)
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)
Dunwich Cathedral~ (630-955) (submerged by the sea)
Elmham Cathedral (673-1070) (trns from Domnoc 673, trns to Thetford 1070)
Glastonbury Cathedral
Hoxne Cathedral~ (early 10thC, then subordinate to Elmham, then Thetford)
Leicester Cathedral~ (679-874) (site possibly now occupied by a parish church)
Lindsey Cathedral~ (Sidnacester Cathedral) (c.680-c.875) (united with Dorchester)
Osney Cathedral (1542-1546) (rmv to Oxford 1546) (priory)
Ramsbury Cathedral# (909-1058) (trns to Sarum 1075) (site now occupied by newer church)
The Cathedral Church of Saint German, Saint German's (c.936-1042) (secular canons, Augustinian ante1184-1539)
Sarum Cathedral (1075-1227) (rmv from Sherborne 1075 trns to Salisbury (New Sarum) 1227)
Selsey Cathedral~ (680-1080) (trns to Chichester 1080, site probably now under the sea at Selsey)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Sherborne Cathedral (705-1075) (suppressed 1058; united with Ramsbury; rmv to Sarum 1075) (secular canons 705, Benedictine 1122-1539)
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 and Abbey Church of Saint Peter Westminster (1540-1550) (Benedictine c.960-1540)

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 Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chester (1541-present) (?nuns –875, secular canons post907, Benedictine Abbey 1093-1540) originally dedicated to St. Peter & St. Paul, then St. Werburgh
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 Christ, Liverpool (1904-present)
The Cathedral and Collegiate 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 and Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Southwell (Southwell Minster) (1884-present) (secular canons, collegiate -1840)
The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wakefield (1888-present) (parish church –1888)

Former cathedrals of the Province of York

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist, Chester (1072/5-1102) (secular canons c.906-c.1547)
Chester-le-Street Cathedral~ (875-995)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Hexham (681-821) (Augustinian abbey 1113-1537)
Lindisfarne Cathedral~, Holy Island (635-875) (pre-dates priory ruin)

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 Archdiocese of Birmingham

The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Chad, Birmingham (1839-present) (pro-cathedral 1839-1841)
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 Archdiocese 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 (1882-present)
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Salford (1850-present)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Marie, Sheffield (1980-present)

The Archdiocese of Southwark

The Metropolitan 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 Archdiocese of Westminster

The Cathedral Church of the Most Precious Holy Blood, Saint Mary, Saint Joseph 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 Saint Nicholas and Saint 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 Saint Nicholas, London
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint 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 Belarusian 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 (c.580-present) (secular canons 1116); originally dedicated to St. Andrew & St. David
The Cathedral Church of Saint Asaph, Saint Asaph (c.553-present) (secular canons monastery 1143)

Roman Catholic Cathedrals in Wales

The Archdiocese 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 Archdiocese 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 Archdiocese of Saint Andrews 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)
The Pro-Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Dumfries (-May 1961) (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+ (c.680) (monastery mid-7thC, site now occupied by church)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Machar, Aberdeen+ (trns from Mortlach c.1131)
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Brechin+ (ante1150) (on site of earlier abbey, Culdees monastery, then secular canons)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Blane, Dunblane+
The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Dornoch+ (1224)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Columba, Dunkeld+ (1120) (abbey 815)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Giles, Edinburgh+
The Cathedral Church of Saint Mungo, Glasgow+ (alt The Cathedral Church of Saint Kentigern) (1123)
The Cathedral Church 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 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)
Halkirk Cathedral, Highland (12thC to 1222) (trns to Dornoch 1222)
Kingarth Cathedral, St. Blane, Bute (HS)
Kinneddar Cathedral, Moray
Kinrimund Cathedral (Kilrimont) (9thC) (Abbey 8thC)
Rosemarkie Cathedral, Highland (12th-13thC) (trns to Fortrose)
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) Skeabost Island (15thC) (trns to Iona)
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 List of Cathedrals in Ireland

List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom

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England, Isle of Man & Gibraltar

Church of England (& Pre-Reformation Church)

The Province of Canterbury

Former & intended cathedrals of the Province of Canterbury

The Province of York

Former cathedrals of the Province of York

Isle of Man

Roman Catholic Cathedrals in England

The Archdiocese of Birmingham

The Archdiocese of Liverpool

The Archdiocese of Southwark

The Archdiocese of Westminster

Cathedrals of the Greek Orthodox Church in England

Cathedrals of the Antiochian Orthodox Church in England

Cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox Church in England

Cathedrals of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in England

Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in England

Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in England

Wales

Church in Wales

Roman Catholic Cathedrals in Wales

The Archdiocese of Cardiff

Scotland

The Scottish Episcopal Church

Roman Catholic Cathedrals of Scotland

The Archdiocese of Glasgow

The Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh

Greek Orthodox Cathedrals in Scotland

Former Cathedrals of Scotland

Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)

The Iona Community

Former Cathedrals of Scotland no longer in ecclesiastical use

Northern Ireland

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