List of Catholic basilicas
This is a complete list of basilicas of the Roman Catholic Church. A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope.
Not all churches with "basilica" in their title actually have the ecclesiastical status, which can lead to confusion, since it is also an architectural term for a church-building style.
In the 18th century, the term took on a canonical sense, unrelated to this architectural style. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major ("greater") and minor basilicas. Today only four, all in the Diocese of Rome, are classified as major basilicas: the major basilicas of St John Lateran, St Peter, St Paul outside the Walls, and St Mary Major. The other canonical basilicas are minor basilicas.
By canon law no Catholic church can be honoured with the title of basilica unless by apostolic grant or from immemorial custom.[1] The Basilica di San Nicola da Tolentino was the first minor basilica to be canonically created, in 1783. The 1917 Code of Canon Law officially recognised churches using the title of basilica from immemorial custom as having such a right to the title of minor basilica. Such churches are referred to as immemorial basilicas.[2]
Basilicas in Asia
Basilicas in Africa
Basilicas in North and Central America and the Caribbean
Basilicas in South America
Country | Municipality | Basilica | Year of creation | Image |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of Our Lady of Succour | 1898 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary | 1909 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | St John of the Flowers Basilica | 1911 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of the Holy Sacrament | 1916 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy | 1917 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of St Francis, Convent of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins | 1918 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of Our Lady of Buenos Aires | 1935 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Our Lady of the Pillar Basilica | 1936 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of St Nicholas of Bari | 1937 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | 1939 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of the Holy Spirit[22] | 1939 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of St Charles Borromeo and Mary Help of Christians | 1941 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of St Rose of Lima | 1941 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of St Anthony of Padua | 1963 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Basilica of Our Lady of Piety | 2002 | |
Argentina | Concepción del Uruguay | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Uruguay | 1980 | |
Argentina | Córdoba | Basilica of Santo Domingo, Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Miracle | 1911 | |
Argentina | Córdoba | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy | 1926 | |
Argentina | Esperanza | Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin | 2005 | |
Argentina | Itatí | Our Lady of Itatí Basilica | 1980 | |
Argentina | La Plata | Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | 1966 | |
Argentina | La Plata | Basilica of St Ponciano | 1997 | |
Argentina | La Rioja | Cathedral Basilica of St Nicholas of Bari | 1955 | |
Argentina | Lomas de Zamora | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace | 1965 | |
Argentina | Luján | Our Lady of Luján National Basilica[23] | 1930 | |
Argentina | Mar del Plata | Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Cecilia | 1924 | |
Argentina | Mendoza | Basilica of St Francis | 1926 | |
Argentina | Mendoza | Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary | 1962 | |
Argentina | Mercedes | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Mercies | 1949 | |
Argentina | Morón | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of the Good Journey | 1962 | |
Argentina | Nogoyá | Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel | 1967 | |
Argentina | Rosario | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary | 1964 | |
Argentina | Rosario | Basilica of St Joseph | 1998 | |
Argentina | Salta | Cathedral Shrine of Our Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle | 1938 | |
Argentina | Salta | Basilica of St James of Alcalá, St Francis Convent | 1997 | |
Argentina | San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley | 1941 | |
Argentina | San Juan | Basilica of the Stranded | 2008[24] | |
Argentina | San Salvador de Jujuy | Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour of Jujuy | 1973 | |
Argentina | Santa Fe | Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | 1953 | |
Argentina | Santa Fe | Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel | 1986 | |
Argentina | Santiago del Estero | Our Lady of Carmel Cathedral Basilica | 1971 | |
Argentina | Tucumán | Basilica of the Holy Rosary, Convent of St Dominic | 1941 | |
Argentina | Villa del Rosario | Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary | 1955 | |
Bolivia | Copacabana | Basilica of the Virgin of Candelaria | 1940 | |
Bolivia | La Paz | Basilica of St Francis | 1948 | |
Bolivia | La Paz | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace | 1948 | |
Bolivia | La Paz | Basilica of Mary Help of Christians | 2000 | |
Bolivia | Potosí | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace | 1938 | |
Bolivia | Santa Cruz | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St Lawrence | 1980 | |
Bolivia | Sucre | Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe | 1925 | |
Bolivia | Sucre | Basilica of St Francis | 1999 | |
Brazil | Aparecida | National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Apparition | 1981 | |
Brazil | Assis | St Vincent de Paul Basilica | 1998 | |
Brazil | Barbacena | St Joseph the Worker Basilica | 1965 | |
Brazil | Belém | Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile | 1923 | |
Brazil | Belo Horizonte | Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica | 1958 | |
Brazil | Belo Horizonte | Basilica of St Jean Marie Vianney | 1986 | |
Brazil | Boa Esperança | Our Lady of Pain Basilica | 1999 | |
Brazil | Borba | Prelatial Cathedral Basilica of St Anthony of Padua | 2003 | |
Brazil | Borda da Mata | Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel | 2005 | |
Brazil | Botucatu | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St Ann | 1965 | |
Brazil | Campinas | Our Lady of Carmel Basilica | 1974 | |
Brazil | Campos dos Goytacazes | Cathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Saviour | 1965 | |
Brazil | Canindé | St Francis of the Chagas Basilica | 1925 | |
Brazil | Conceição do Rio Verde | Our Lady of the Conception Basilica | 1974 | |
Brazil | Congonhas | Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus of Matosinhos | 1957 | |
Brazil | Conselheiro Lafaiete | Sacred Heart of Jesus Basilica | 2003 | |
Brazil | Cuiabá | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus | 1974 | |
Brazil | Curitiba | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light | 1993 | |
Brazil | Curvelo | St Gerard Majella Basilica | 1966 | |
Brazil | Diamantina | Sacred Heart of Jesus Basilica | 1920 | |
Brazil | Iguape | Our Lady of the Snows Basilica, Shrine of the Good Lord Jesus of Iguape | 1962 | |
Brazil | Itatiba | Our Lady of Bethlehem Basilica | 1991 | |
Brazil | João Pessoa | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows | 1997 | |
Brazil | Mariana | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption | 1963 | |
Brazil | Marília | Cathedral Basilica of St Benedict | 1975 | |
Brazil | Maringá | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Glory | 1982 | |
Brazil | Niterói | Our Lady Help of Christians Basilica | 1950 | |
Brazil | Olinda | Abbatial Basilica of the Monastery of St Benedict | 1998 | |
Brazil | Poços de Caldas | Our Lady of Health Basilica | 1948 | |
Brazil | Recife | Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel | 1920 | |
Brazil | Recife | Our Lady of the Rock Basilica | 1949 | |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | St Teresa of the Child Jesus Basilica | 1927 | |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica | 1959 | |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Immaculate Heart of Mary Basilica | 1963 | |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | 2002 | |
Brazil | Salvador | Primatial Cathedral Basilica of the Transfiguration | 1922 | |
Brazil | Salvador | Basilica of Our Lord of Bonfim | 1926 | |
Brazil | Salvador | Our Lady of the Conception of Praia Basilica | 1946 | |
Brazil | Salvador | Basilica of St Sebastian | 1982 | |
Brazil | Santa Maria | Basilica Shrine of Our Lady Mediatrix | 1987 | |
Brazil | Santos | St Anthony of Embaré Basilica | 1952 | |
Brazil | São João del Rei | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar | 1964 | |
Brazil | São José do Rio Preto | Our Lady of Apparition Basilica | 1954 | |
Brazil | São Paulo | Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Monastery of St Benedict | 1922 | |
Brazil | São Paulo | Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel | 1950 | |
Brazil | São Paulo | Basilica of the Holy Sacrament | 1958 | |
Brazil | São Paulo | Our Lady of the Rock Basilica | 1985 | |
Brazil | Tremembé | Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus | 1974 | |
Brazil | Trindade | Basilica of the Eternal Divine Father | 2006 | |
Brazil | Vitória | Basilica Shrine of St Anthony | 2008[25] | |
Chile | Andacollo | Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Andacollo | 1998 | |
Chile | Antofagasta | Basilica of the Heart of Mary | 1999 | |
Chile | Maipú | Basilica of Carmel, National Shrine of Maipú | 1987 | |
Chile | Rengo | Basilica of St Ann | 1997 | |
Chile | Santiago | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy | 1922 | |
Chile | Santiago | Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour | 1925 | |
Chile | Santiago | Basilica of the Heart of Mary | 1929 | |
Chile | Santiago | Basilica of the Saviour | 1937 | |
Chile | Santiago | Basilica of Lourdes | 1992 | |
Colombia | Bogotá | Primatial Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | 1907 | |
Colombia | Bogotá | Basilica of the Lord of Monserrate | 1956 | |
Colombia | Bogotá | Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | 1964 | |
Colombia | Bogotá | Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes | 2015 | |
Colombia | Buga | Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles | 1937 | |
Colombia | Cáqueza | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | 2016 | |
Colombia | Cartagena | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St Catherine of Alexandria | 1953 | |
Colombia | Chinchiná | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercedes | 2009 | |
Colombia | Chiquinquirá | Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary | 1927 | |
Colombia | El Santuario | Basilica of St Judas Thaddaeus | 2017 | |
Colombia | Frontino | Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel, Frontino | 2010 | |
Colombia | Girón | Basilica of St John the Baptist | 1998 | |
Colombia | Ipiales | Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Las Lajas | 1954 | |
Colombia | Jardín | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | 2003 | |
Colombia | La Ceja | Basilica of Our Lady of Carmen | 2003 | |
Colombia | La Estrella | Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá[26] | 1986 | |
Colombia | Manizales | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary | 1951 | |
Colombia | Manizales | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | 2015 | |
Colombia | Medellín | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | 1948 | |
Colombia | Medellín | Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria | 1970 | |
Colombia | Mompós | Basilica of St Augustine | 2012 | |
Colombia | Monguí | Basilica of Mongui | 1966 | |
Colombia | Moniquirá | Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary | 2011 | |
Colombia | Popayán | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption | 1953 | |
Colombia | Salamina | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | 2012 | |
Colombia | San Benito Abad | Basilica of the Lord of Miracles | 1962 | |
Colombia | San Pedro | Basilica of Our Lord of Miracles[27] | 1981 | |
Colombia | Santa Fe de Antioquia | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | 1941 | |
Colombia | Santa Marta | Cathedral Basilica of St Martha | 1930 | |
Colombia | Santa Rosa de Cabal | Basilica of Our Lady of Victories | 2004 | |
Colombia | Santa Rosa de Osos | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercies | 1972 | |
Colombia | Sevilla | Basilica of St Louis Gonzaga | 2015 | |
Colombia | Socorro | Basilica of Our Lady of Help | 2015 | |
Colombia | Sopetrán | Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption | 2014 | |
Colombia | Tunja | Cathedral Basilica of St James | 1980 | |
Colombia | Ubaté | Basilica of the Holy Christ of Ubaté | 1992 | |
Colombia | Yarumal | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy | 1999 | |
Ecuador | Ambato | Basilica of Our Lady of the Elevation | 1961 | |
Ecuador | Cuenca | Basilica of Perpetual Help | 1966 | |
Ecuador | Cuenca | Basilica of the Holy Trinity | 2009 | |
Ecuador | El Cisne | National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne | 1980 | |
Ecuador | El Quinche | National Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche | 1959 | |
Ecuador | Guayaquil | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy | 1962 | |
Ecuador | Ibarra | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy | 1964 | |
Ecuador | Montecristi | Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Montserrat | 1988 | |
Ecuador | Quito | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy | 1920 | |
Ecuador | Quito | Basilica of St Francis | 1965 | |
Ecuador | Quito | Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | 1991 | |
Ecuador | Yaguachi | Basilica of St Hyacinth | 1980 | |
Paraguay | Caacupé | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles | 2015 | |
Paraguay | Pilar | Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar | 1979 | |
Peru | Arequipa | Cathedral Basilica of St Mary | 1940 | |
Peru | Ayacucho | Cathedral Basilica of St Mary | 1960 | |
Peru | Cusco | Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption | 1928 | |
Peru | Cusco | Basilica of Our Lady of Mercies | 1946 | |
Peru | Lima | Cathedral Basilica of St John the Apostle and Evangelist | 1921 | |
Peru | Lima | Basilica of Mercy | 1924 | |
Peru | Lima | Basilica of the Rosary | 1929 | |
Peru | Lima | Shrine Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, Breña | 1962 | |
Peru | Lima | Basilica of St Francis, Monastery of St Francis | 1963 | |
Peru | Lima | St Rose of Lima Basilica | 1993 | |
Peru | Puno | Cathedral Basilica of San Carlos Borromeo | 1963 | |
Peru | Trujillo | Cathedral Basilica of Santa María | 1967 | |
Suriname | Paramaribo | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul | 2014 | |
Uruguay | Colonia del Sacramento | Basilica of the Holy Sacrament | 1997 | |
Uruguay | Florida | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan | 1963 | |
Uruguay | Paysandú | Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and St Benedict of Palermo | 1949 | |
Uruguay | Salto | Cathedral Basilica of St John the Baptist | 1997 | |
Uruguay | San José de Mayo | Cathedral Basilica of St Joseph | 1957 | |
Venezuela | Barquisimeto | Basilica of the Holy Christ of Grace | 1993 | |
Venezuela | Caracas | Shrine Basilica of the Holy Chapel | 1926 | |
Venezuela | Caracas | Basilica of St Peter the Apostle, Los Chaguaramos | 1962 | |
Venezuela | Caracas | Basilica of St Teresa | 1974 | |
Venezuela | Coro | Cathedral Basilica of St Ann | 1977 | |
Venezuela | Coro | Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | 2008 | |
Venezuela | El Valle del Espíritu Santo | Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley | 1995 | |
Venezuela | Guanare | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Coromoto | 1949 | |
Venezuela | Guanare | Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto | 2006 | |
Venezuela | La Grita | Basilica of the Holy Spirit | 1976 | |
Venezuela | Maracaibo | Basilica of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá | 1920 | |
Venezuela | Mérida | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Mérida | 1991 | |
Venezuela | San Antonio del Táchira | Basilica of St Anthony of Padua | 2017 | |
Venezuela | Táriba | Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation | 1959 | |
Venezuela | Timotes | Basilica of St Lucy | 2002 | |
Venezuela | Valencia | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Succour | 1960 | |
Basilicas in Australia and Oceania
Country | Municipality | Basilica | Year of creation | Image |
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Australia | Boroondara | Our Lady of Victories Basilica, Camberwell | 1996 | |
Australia | Fremantle | St Patrick's Basilica | 1994 | |
Australia | Geelong | St Mary of the Angels Basilica | 2004 | |
Australia | Melbourne | St Patrick's Cathedral | 1974 | |
Australia | Sydney | St Mary's Cathedral | 1932 | |
Guam | Hagåtña | Cathedral Basilica of the Sweet Name of Mary | 1985 | |
Samoa | Leulumoega | Basilica Sancta Ana | 2009 |
Basilicas in Europe
Statistics
There were 1,677 basilicas (four of them major ; the rest minor) in the world as of June 2013.
Countries with more than 100 basilicas
Countries with between 10 and 100 basilicas
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Cities and municipalities with more than 10 basilicas
- Rome (66)
- Buenos Aires (15)
- Kraków (13)
- Bologna (11)
- Florence (11)
Cities and municipalities with between five and 10 basilicas
Cities and municipalities with five basilicas
Cities and municipalities with four basilicas
Cities and municipalities with three basilicas
Cities and municipalities with two basilicas
Other basilicas
The following churches are often referred to as basilicas, but there does not appear to be evidence of their officially holding that status:
Footnotes
- ↑ "Library : Minor Basilicas in the United States". www.catholicculture.org. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑
- ↑ Staff Reporter "Arthunkal church declared basilica", The Hindu, October 12, 2010, accessed December 27, 2010.
- 1 2 3 Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
- ↑ Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- ↑ "Archive News - The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ Shared administration with the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Armenian Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and Syriac Orthodox Church.
- 1 2 Although the present church was only built in 1924.
- ↑ Pope Pius XII (1958). Basilica decree (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 50. Vatican: Holy See. pp. 469–470. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ Pope Pius XII (1955). Basilica decree (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 55. Vatican: Holy See. pp. 713–714. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ Although the present church was only built in 1967.
- ↑ http://www.wowbatangas.com/features/churches/basilica-of-the-immaculate-concepcion-batangas-city/
- ↑ Chaldean Catholic Church
- ↑ "Sacred Heart Church in Atlanta Designated a Basilica" Archived 11 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Pope elevates Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral to basilica", Charleston Gazette, 12 December 2009
- ↑ "Jacksonville's Immaculate Conception named a Minor Basilica". The Florida Times-Union. August 15, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ↑ "ADOM :: Mass at Pauline Chapel inside the Papal Basilica St. Mary Major". www.miamiarch.org. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "San Albino - Parish Basilica Designation". www.sanalbino.org. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "Pope Francis names Shrine of the Little Flower a basilica". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "Waterbury Church Named Basilica; Pope Approves Renaming Of Church" Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Values, Amanda Greene Wilmington Faith &. "St. Mary Catholic Church now a shrine and a basilica". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ es:Basílica del Espíritu Santo (Buenos Aires)
- ↑ Our Lady of Luján National Basilica
- ↑ "La parroquia de Desamparados fue declarada Basílica Menor"
- ↑ "vidimusdominum.info - vidimusdominum Resources and Information". vidimusdominum.info. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ Note that the GCatholic.org list presents this basilica incorrectly as being in Chiquinquirá."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ↑ Note that the GCatholic.org list presents this basilica incorrectly as being in Buga."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ↑ "Gödöllő church granted "basilica minor" status by Vatican" Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
- ↑ "Apie Baziliką". Krekenavos bazilika. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ Incorrectly listed on the GCatholic.org Website as being 1970 Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Slovak Greek Catholic Church
- ↑ Título y dignidad de Basílica para la iglesia de la Patrona de Canarias
- ↑ "El Santuario de Caravaca declarado Basílica" Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "Pope designates Walsingham shrine as a minor basilica | CatholicHerald.co.uk". CatholicHerald.co.uk. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ Basilica status always uncertain; closed due to dilapidation in 2007.
- ↑ The name of the Esztergom Basilica is marked on the floor of the St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican at 118 m
- ↑ "- Esztergom-Budapesti Fõegyházmegye". www.esztergomi-ersekseg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2017-07-17.
See also
External links
- List of all Minor Basilicas from GCatholic
- List of all Basilicas in India from Notes on India
- Bunson, Matthew, ed. (2005) Catholic Almanac. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 1-59276-069-4.