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.The biggest Cathedral In India is Medak Cathedral under Church of south India. It is the biggest Anglican cathedral in Asia.

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

Roman Catholic

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Agra
Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary in Kolkata
St Joseph's Cathedral in Hyderabad.
St. Mary's Cathedral in Madurai
St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Nagpur
Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Shillong
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

Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in India:[2]

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Kottayam
St. Mary's Cathedral in Tiruchirapalli

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

  • Se Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
    • Cathedral of Bom Jesus, Daman in Daman former cathedral of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
    • Cathedral of Our Lady of Miracles in Sawantwadi of the Diocese of Sindhudurg

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

  • St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
    • St George's Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki
    • St George's Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam

Province of Changanassery

  • St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
    • St. Dominic's Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
    • St. Thomas Cathedral, Pala of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
    • Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay

Province of Tellicherry

  • St. Joseph's Cathedral in Palissery of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
    • Cathedral of St. Lawrence of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady
    • Little Flower Cathedral in Narasimharajapura of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
    • St. Anthony's church, Iduvally, former Pro-Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
    • St Joseph's Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
    • Mary Matha Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery
    • Infant Jesus Cathedral in Mysore of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya

Province of Thrissur

  • Our Lady of Lourdes Syro-Malabar Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
    • Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram
    • St Thomas Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
    • St. Mary's Forane Church in Puthenchira, former cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
    • St Raphael's Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat

Province of Kottayam

Directly under the Holy See

  • Kristuraja Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Faridabad
  • St. Antony's Syro‑Malabar Catholic Church, Noothenchery, cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Hosur
  • St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Kukatpally, pro-cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Shamshabad

Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Trivandrum

Province of Tiruvalla

  • St. John's Cathedral of the Syro-Malankara Archdiocese of Tiruvalla
    • St. Joseph's Cathedral of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
    • St. Thomas Cathedral in Sulthan Bathery of the Syro-Malankara Diocese of Bathery
    • St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Noojibalthila of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Puthur

Directly under the Holy See

  • St. Mary's Cathedral of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon
  • St. Mary's Cathedral of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of St. Ephrem of Khadki

Anglican

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:

Angamaly Diocese

  • Mount Sinai Mar Baselios Catholicate Cathedral, Kothamangalam, Cathedral of the Metropolitan of Angamali Diocese(Diocean Headquarters)
  • St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Sonooro Cathedral, Angamaly, Kerala, Cathedral of the bishop of Angamaly Region
  • Mor Saboor Afroth Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Akaparambu, Kerala,
  • St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Morakkala, Pallikkara, Kerala, Cathedral of Pallikkara Region
  • Bethel Sulokho Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Perumbavoor, Kerala
  • St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kuruppampady, Cathedral of the bishop of Perumbavoor Region
  • St Thomas Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Mazhuvannoor,
  • Mathamariyam Jacobite Syrian Cathedral Valiyapally, Kothamangalam, Kerala, Cathedral of the bishop of Kothamangalam Region
  • St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Karakkunnam, Kerala, Cathedral of the bishop of Muvattupuzha Region
  • St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Nercha Cathedral, Rakkad, Kerala
  • St George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Adimali, Cathedral of the bishop of Highrange Region

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

  • Kyomtha Cathedral, Thiruvamkulam (Diocean Headquarters), Cathedral of the metropolitan of Kochi
  • Marthomman Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Mulanthuruthy, Kerala
  • St George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Karingachira, Kerala.

Kottayam, Idukki Dioceses

  • St Joseph Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kottayam. Cathedral of the metropolitan of Kottayam
  • Marthamariyam Cathedral, Manarcad, Kerala of Manarcad Region
  • St George Cathedral, Kattapana

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 George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kavumbhagam, Kerala (Niranam Diocese Diocean Headquarters Cathedral of the metropolitan of niranam.
  • St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kundara.
  • 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

Evangalical 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, Arathat, 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
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