List of cathedrals in India

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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.

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

Catholic Church[]

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Agra
Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary in Kolkata
St. Catherine's Cathedral in Old Goa.
St Joseph's Cathedral in Hyderabad.
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
Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Shillong
St. Francis Assisi Cathedral of Verapoly
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

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
    • in Daman former cathedral of the Diocese of Daman, now in 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[]

Province of Changanassery[]

Province of Tellicherry[]

  • in Palissery of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
    • of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady
    • in Narasimharajapura of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
    • , former Pro-Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
    • of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
    • 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
    • of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram
    • St Thomas Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
    • in Puthenchira, former cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
    • St Raphael's Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat

Archdiocese of Kottayam[]

  • of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

Directly under the Holy See[]

  • of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Faridabad
  • , cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Hosur
  • , Kukatpally, pro-cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Shamshabad

Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces[]

Province of Trivandrum[]

Province of Tiruvalla[]

Directly under the Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church[]

  • of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of St. Ephrem of Khadki

Directly under the Holy See[]

  • of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon

Anglican[]

Medak Cathedral in Medak
Epiphany Cathedral, Dornakal

Church of South India[]

Cathedrals of the Church of South India:

  • St. George's Cathedral in Chennai
  • Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tirunelveli
  • St. Mark's Cathedral in Bangalore
  • Shanthi Cathedral in Mangalore
  • Holy Trinity Cathedral Church in Kottayam
  • Christ Cathedral Church in Melukavu
  • CSI Cathedral Church in Calicut
  • CSI Cathedral Church, LMS compound in Thiruvananthapuram
  • Epiphany Cathedral in Dornakal
  • Holy Cross Cathedral in Nandyal
  • Wesley Cathedral in Karimnagar
  • Medak Cathedral in Medak
  • St. Andrew's Cathedral in Machilipatnam
  • St. John's Cathedral in Nazareth
  • CSI Immanuel Cathedral in Kochi, Kerala

Church of North India[]

Cathedrals of the Church of North India:

  • St. George's Cathedral in Sadar Bazaar, Agra
  • St. Thomas Cathedral in Car Nicobar
  • Christ Church Cathedral in Jabalpur
  • St. Paul's Cathedral in Kolkata
  • All Saints Cathedral in Allahabad
  • All Saints Cathedral in Nagpur
  • St. Saviour Cathedral in Ahmednagar
  • St. Paul's Cathedral in Ranchi
  • All Saints Cathedral in Shillong
  • Christ Church Cathedral in Bhagalpur
  • Christ Church Cathedral in Amritsar
  • St. Thomas Cathedral in Bombay
  • Cathedral Church of the Redemption in New Delhi
  • St. Bartholomew Cathedral in Barrackpore
  • St. Andrew's Cathedral in Darjeeling
  • St. Paul's Cathedral in Poona

Oriental Orthodox[]

Jacobite Syrian Christian Church[]

Cathedrals of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church:

  • St Athanasiaus Cathedral, Puthencruz, Kerala

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, , Kerala, Cathedral of the bishop of Muvattupuzha Region
  • St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Nercha Cathedral, , Kerala
  • St George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Adimali, Cathedral of the bishop of Region

Kandanad Diocese[]

  • St George Cathedral, Kadakkanad (Diocesan Headquarters), Cathedral of the metropolitan of Kandanad.
  • St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, , 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. Mary's Cathedral, Kundara (traditional parish)
  • St George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kavumbhagam, Kerala (Niranam Diocese Diocean 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

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, , 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, , 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, , 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, , 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, , Kerala of Adoor-Kadampanad diocese
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, , 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, , Ranny, Kerala of Nilackal diocese

Outside Kerala[]

  • St. Antony's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral Brahmavar, Karnataka
  • St. Gregorios Orthodox Cathedral, Bangalore, Karnataka
  • Mar Gregorios Cathedral, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Broadway, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  • St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Dadar, Maharashtra
  • St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Brahmavar, Karnataka
  • St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Hauz Khas, Delhi
  • St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Port Blair, Andaman
  • St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  • St. Gregorios Orthodox Cathedral, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

See also[]

References[]

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

External links[]

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