List of cathedrals in India

Summary

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 edit

 
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 Roman Catholic Church in India:[2]

 
Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Kottayam

Latin Catholic Provinces edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Agra edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Patna edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam edit

Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces edit

Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly edit

Province of Changanassery edit

Province of Tellicherry edit

Province of Thrissur edit

Archdiocese of Kottayam edit

Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces edit

Province of Trivandrum edit

Province of Tiruvalla edit

Directly under the Holy See edit

Anglican edit

 
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 edit

Cathedrals of the Church of South India:

Church of North India edit

Cathedrals of the Church of North India:

Oriental Orthodox edit

Jacobite Syrian Christian Church edit

Cathedrals of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church:

Angamaly Diocese edit

Kandanad Diocese edit

  • 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 edit

Kottayam, Idukki Dioceses edit

Simhasa Churches edit

  • 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 edit

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

North Kerala (Malabar, Kozhikode and Thrissur) edit

  • 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) edit

  • 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) edit

  • 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 edit

  • St. George Jacobite Cathedral, Pulpally

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church edit

Cathedrals of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church:

In Kerala edit

  • 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 edit

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  • List of Cathedrals in India by Giga-Catholic Information
  • Churches of India, YouTube channel with montages of photos of cathedrals and churches in India