List of cathedrals in Spain

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This is a list of cathedrals in Spain, as established by the Spanish Episcopal Conference.[1] It includes all 87 currently active cathedrals and co-cathedrals. All of these temples are Roman Catholic, and cathedrals of other Christian denominations are listed separately below. Some former Roman Catholic cathedrals are also listed separately.

A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat.[2] As this list limits itself to temples that hold this title, some famous churches of the country are not included here, notably Barcelona's Basilica of the Sagrada Família and Santa María del Mar, the Basilica of Covadonga, the Poblet Abbey, the Hermitage of El Rocío, or El Escorial and Guadalupe Monasteries.

Christianity arrived in the Iberian peninsula in Roman times, and some of the earliest cathedrals were built during the Visigothic Kingdom. Very few remains survive to this day, mostly as foundations of current cathedrals, as is the case with the ones in Barcelona and Palencia.[3] Following the gradual Reconquista from the Islamic Al-Andalus, new cathedrals were erected on the site of mosques, in the Romanesque style: Santiago de Compostela, Zamora and the Old Cathedral of Salamanca are some of the best examples from this period. The mudéjar style emerged in Castile, a mixture of the Islamic and Christian architectonic traditions that also reached Aragón and whose most celebrated example would be the Teruel Cathedral. At the same time, Gothic architecture arrived from France through the Way of Saint James and influenced many of the massive cathedrals found in the north, like Burgos and León, and was quickly adopted for those further south, as new territories were retaken, like the Toledo and Seville cathedrals, the latter being the largest Gothic church in the world.[4] A local Gothic style survived longer than in other countries, with Segovia and the New Cathedral of Salamanca being built well into the 16th century. Renaissance ideas were seen as foreign and old, but were ultimately used for, among others, the Granada Cathedral, the site of the last Islamic stronghold. By the 17th century, wealth from the Americas financed ornate Baroque architecture such as a new façade for Santiago de Compostela or the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza. In post-Gothic styles, Spanish cathedrals departed from the usual Latin-cross shape and developed more open designs. A handful of Spanish cathedrals contain details of modern architecture: the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid was not finished until 1993 and is an eclectic mixture of different reinterpretations of historical styles.[5]

Today the Spanish cathedrals are major landmarks in their cities, and draw visitors from around the world each year, contributing significantly to the country's tourism. The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral has been an important religious pilgrimage site for centuries, and in 2017 received a record 2.6 million visitors.[6] 24 of these cathedrals have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites, either by themselves, like Burgos, or as part of a larger site, generally including the surrounding old town area, as is the case with San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Ibiza. Moreover, all but two of them are protected monuments of national cultural interest.[7][lower-alpha 1]

List of Roman Catholic Cathedrals

Bold indicates seat of an archdiocese.

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Name Location Autonomous Community Diocese Dedication[lower-alpha 2] Notes Images
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist Albacete Template:Country data Castile-La Mancha Albacete 1955[8] File:Albacete Cathedral 2021 - west façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Saviour Albarracín File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Teruel and Albarracín 1600 File:Albarracin Cathedral 2024 - Apse and tower.jpg
Magistral Cathedral of Saint Justus and Saint Pastor Alcalá de Henares Template:Country data Madrid Alcalá de Henares 1991[9] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998, as part of the site University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares.[10] Only church together with Saint Peter's of Leuven to have the rank of Magistral, as their canons are required to be doctors in Theology.[11] File:Alcala cathedral 2023 - western façade.jpg
Co-Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari Alicante File:Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community Orihuela-Alicante 1959[12] File:Alicante Cocathedral 2021 - west façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Incarnation Almería File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Almería 1551[13] File:Almeria Cathedral 2023 - Main façade 2.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary Astorga File:Flag of Castile and León.svg Castile and León Astorga 1069[14] File:Astorga Cathedral Façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Saviour Ávila File:Flag of Castile and León.svg Castile and León Ávila File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 as part of the site Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches.[15] File:Avila Cathedral 2023 - West façade angled.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist Badajoz File:Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura Mérida-Badajoz 1276[16] File:Badajoz Cathedral 2024 - West Façade.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption Barbastro File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Barbastro-Monzón 1571[17] File:Catedral de Barbastro (Huesca). Interior.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia Barcelona File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Barcelona 1058[lower-alpha 3] File:Barcelona Cathedral Saint Eulalia.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Saint James Bilbao File:Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country Bilbao 1955[19] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015, as part of the site Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain.[20] File:Catedral de Santiago (Bilbao). Nave central.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary Burgos File:Flag of Castile and León.svg Castile and León Burgos 1260[21] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984,[22] Spain's first declared WHS.[23] File:Catedral Burgos Lateral.JPG
Co-Cathedral of Saint Mary Cáceres File:Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura Coria-Cáceres 1957[24] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, as part of the site Old Town of Cáceres.[25] File:Cáceres Co-Cathedral 2023 - West façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Holy Cross over the Waters Cádiz File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Cádiz and Ceuta 1838[26] File:Catedral de Cádiz, España, 2015-12-08, DD 56.JPG
Cathedral of Saint Mary Calahorra Template:Flagcountry Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño File:Calahorra 2021 - main façade.jpg
Co-Cathedral of Saint Mary Castellón de la Plana File:Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community Segorbe-Castellón 1961[27] File:Castelló Cocathedral 2022 - west façade daytime.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption Ceuta File:Flag Ceuta.svg Ceuta Cádiz and Ceuta 1726[28] File:Catedral de Ceuta, Ceuta, España, 2015-12-10, DD 04.JPG
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary of the Prado Ciudad Real Template:Country data Castile-La Mancha Ciudad Real 1981[29] Since 1875 it holds the title of priory of the military orders of Santiago, Alcántara, Calatrava and Montesa.[30] File:Ciudad Real 2022 - west façade.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary Ciudad Rodrigo Template:Country data Castile and Leon Ciudad Rodrigo 1160[21] File:Catedral3.JPG
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary Ciutadella File:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands Menorca 1795[31] File:Menorca 2022 - west façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption of our Lady Córdoba File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Córdoba 1236[32] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, and extended in 1994 to create the site Historic Centre of Cordoba.[33] Better known as the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.[34] File:Cordoba Cathedral 2024 - Overview.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption Coria File:Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura Coria-Cáceres 1898[35] File:Catedral de Coria. Cáceres.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Julian Cuenca Template:Country data Castile-La Mancha Cuenca 1196[36] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996 as part of the site Historic Walled Town of Cuenca. It is considered the first gothic cathedral in Spain.[37] File:Cuenca Cathedral 2020.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary El Burgo de Osma Template:Country data Castile and Leon Osma-Soria 1272[38] File:Osma 2021 - south facade.jpg
Co-Cathedral of Saint Julian Ferrol File:Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia Mondoñedo-Ferrol 1959[39] File:Concatedral Ferrol 2023 - West Façade.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene Getafe Template:Country data Madrid Getafe 1995[40] File:Getafe Cathedral 2021 - West Facade Frontal.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary Girona File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Girona 1038[41] Widest gothic nave in the world at 23 m.[21] File:Girona Cathedral 2020.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Incarnation Granada File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Granada 1946[lower-alpha 4] Burial place of the Catholic Monarchs. File:Andalucía Granada Catedral1 tango7174.jpg
Co-Cathedral of Saint Mary the Major Guadalajara Template:Country data Castile-La Mancha Sigüenza-Guadalajara 1959[43] File:Guadalajara 2022 - west façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Incarnation Guadix File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Guadix Guadix is traditionally considered the oldest episcopal see in Spain, founded by Saint Torquatus in the 1st century AD.[44] File:Fachada principal de la Catedral de Guadix.JPG
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy Huelva File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Huelva 1954[45] File:Huelva Cathedral 2024 - West Façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord Huesca File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Huesca 1098[46] File:Exterior of cathedral of Huesca 02.jpg
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows Ibiza File:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands Ibiza 1782[47] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999 as part of the site Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture.[48] File:Eivissako katedrala.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Peter Jaca File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Jaca 1063[49] File:Jaca, Catedral de San Pedro-PM 32162.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption Jaen File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Jaén 1660[50] File:Jaen Cathedral 2023 - west façade 1.jpg
Cathedral of the Holy Saviour Jerez de la Frontera File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Asidonia-Jerez 1980[51] File:Catedral de Jerez.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary La Seu d'Urgell File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Urgell 1040[lower-alpha 5] The town itself incorporated the cathedral to its name, being seo an alternate Latin name for cathedral church. Its bishop is one of the co-Princes of Andorra, ruling since 988.[53] File:Catedral de La Seu d´Urgell.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Anne Las Palmas File:Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands Canarias 1871[54] File:Catedral Santa Ana.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary León Template:Country data Castile and Leon León 1303[55] File:León Cathedral 2021.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption Lleida File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Lleida 1781[56] Commonly known as the New Cathedral of Lleida. File:PM 013013 E Lleida.jpg
Co-Cathedral of Saint Mary of La Redonda Logroño Template:Flagcountry Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño 1959[57] File:Logroño 2021 - main façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption of Saint Mary Lugo File:Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia Lugo 1273[21] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015, as part of the site Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain.[20] File:Lugo Cathedral 2023 - West Façade.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary the Royal of La Almudena Madrid Template:Country data Madrid Madrid 1993[58] Only cathedral in Spain and first one outside Rome to be consecrated by a pope.[59] File:Almudena 2022 - overview.jpg
Cathedral of the Armed Forces Madrid Template:Country data Madrid Military Archbishopric of Spain 1985[60] File:Exterior of the Iglesia Arzobispal Castrense 2022.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of the Incarnation Málaga File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Málaga 1588[61] File:Malaga NZ7 1118 (49601934882).jpg
Metropolitan Co-Cathedral of Saint Mary the Major Mérida File:Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura Mérida-Badajoz 2006[lower-alpha 6] File:Merida Co-cathedral 2023 - south façade panorama.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption Mondoñedo File:Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia Mondoñedo-Ferrol 1246[63] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015, as part of the site Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain.[20] File:Mondoñedo cathedral 2021.jpg
Co-Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Romeral Monzón File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Barbastro-Monzón 1998[64] File:Monzón - Catedral de Santa María del Romeral 12.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary Murcia File:Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Murcia Cartagena 1467[65] File:Murcia 2022 - West facade 2.jpg
Cathedral of the Saviour and Saint Mary Orihuela File:Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community Orihuela-Alicante 1510[66] File:Orihuela 2022 - altar.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Martin Ourense File:Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia Ourense 1188[67] File:Ourense cathedral 2021 - west façade.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour Oviedo File:Flag of Asturias.svg Asturias Oviedo 821[68] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015, as part of the site Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain.[20] Its Cámara Santa (Holy Chamber) was previously designated in 1998, as part of site Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias.[69] File:Cathedral of Oviedo 2021 - exterior.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Antoninus Palencia Template:Country data Castile and Leon Palencia 1897[lower-alpha 7] Third largest in total area in Spain.[71] File:Palencia Cathedral 2023 - South Façade.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary Palma File:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands Majorca 1346[21] Its gothic rose window is the largest in the world, at 13 m.[72] File:Mallorca - Kathedrale von Palma6.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption Pamplona File:Bandera de Navarra.svg Navarre Pamplona and Tudela 1127[21] File:Pamplona 2022 - west facade front.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption of our Lady Plasencia File:Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura Plasencia 1578[73] A complex of two cathedrals, an old and a new one, both unfinished and adjacent to each other.[74] File:J29 052 Catedral vieja y nueva.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See Salamanca Template:Country data Castile and Leon Salamanca File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988 as part of the site Old City of Salamanca.[75] Better known as the Old Cathedral. File:Salamanca Cathedral (old) 2023 - Nave.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Salamanca Template:Country data Castile and Leon Salamanca 1733[76] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988 as part of the site Old City of Salamanca.[75] Better known as the New Cathedral. File:Salamanca Cathedral 2023 - River Tormes.jpg
Cathedral of Our Lady of Los Remedios San Cristóbal de La Laguna File:Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands San Cristóbal de La Laguna 1819[77] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999 as part of the site San Cristóbal de La Laguna.[78] File:La Laguna 2022 - main facade.jpg
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd San Sebastian File:Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country San Sebastian 1953[79] File:Catedral del Buen Pastor (9225828442).jpg
Cathedral of Saint Lawrence Sant Feliu de Llobregat File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Sant Feliu de Llobregat 2004[80] File:Sant Feliu de Llobregat - Catedral de Sant Llorenç, interior 07.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption Santander File:Flag of Cantabria.svg Cantabria Santander 1754[81] File:Santander Cathedral 2021 - exterior panoramic.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint James the Apostle Santiago de Compostela File:Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia Santiago de Compostela 1211[82] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985, as part of the site Santiago de Compostela (Old Town).[83] Traditionally regarded as the burial place of the apostle James the Great, and the subject of pilgrimage for centuries. Depicted on Spanish 1, 2 and 5 Euro cent coins.[84] File:Santiago cathedral 2021.jpg
Cathedral of the Saviour and Saint Mary Santo Domingo de la Calzada Template:Flagcountry Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño 1232[85] File:Sto Domingo Calzada 2021 - west facade 2.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady Segorbe File:Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community Segorbe-Castellón 1534[86] The interior was fully renovated between 1791 and 1795, becoming the only cathedral in the Academic style in Spain.[87] File:Segorbe Cathedral 2022 - interior (crop).jpg
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and of Saint Fructus Segovia Template:Country data Castile and Leon Segovia 1768[88] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 as part of the site Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct.[89] File:Catedral de Santa María de Segovia - 01.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See Seville File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Seville 1507[90] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, as part of the site Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville.[91] Largest gothic cathedral in the world.[92] File:Sevilla 2022 - main nave.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary Sigüenza Template:Country data Castile-La Mancha Sigüenza-Guadalajara 1169[93] File:Sigüenza Cathedral 2022 - west façade.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary Solsona File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Solsona 1593[94] File:Cathedral & Font de la placa del Palau Episcopal in Solsona (2).jpg
Co-Cathedral of Saint Peter Soria Template:Country data Castile and Leon Osma-Soria 1959[95] Stills keep the older, Romanesque, cloister from the 12th century from a previous church that fell down around 1543. It was replaced with the current, Gothic building.[96] File:Soria 2021 - façade.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary of La Huerta Tarazona File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Tarazona 1235[97] Reopened in 2011 after a 30-year renovation that rediscovered a set of al fresco paintings from the 1540s showing nude mythological creatures, a unique feature for a cathedral in Europe.[98] File:Tarazona 2021 - façade.jpg
Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint Thecla Tarragona File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Tarragona 1331[99] File:Tarragona - Catedral de Tarragona 04 2016-08-31.jpg
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Terrassa File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Terrassa 2004[100] File:D090 Catedral del Sant Esperit.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary of Mediavilla Teruel File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Teruel and Albarracín 1587[101] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 as part of the site Mudéjar architecture of Aragon (specifically its bell tower, lantern tower, and wooden ceiling).[102] File:Teruel Cathedral 2024 - South façade.jpg
Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption Toledo Template:Country data Castile-La Mancha Toledo 1493[103] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 as part of the site Historic City of Toledo.[104] Since 1088, it holds the honorific title of Primatial, granted by Urban II, establishing a higher rank over the rest in the Iberian Peninsula.[105] File:FP Toledo Cathedral 2025 - West façade.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary Tortosa File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Tortosa 1441[106] File:Tortosa Cathedral 2022 - west façade.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary the Major Tudela File:Bandera de Navarra.svg Navarre Pamplona and Tudela 1782[107] File:Tudela 2021 - Juicio.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption Tui File:Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia Tui-Vigo 1225[108] File:Cathedral of Tui 2021 - exterior.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of our Lady Valencia File:Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community Valencia 1238[109] Claims to house the Holy Grail since 1437.[110] File:Valencia cathedral 2022 - interior general.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral of our Lady of the Assumption Valladolid Template:Country data Castile and Leon Valladolid 1668[111] Originally projected to be the largest cathedral in Christendom, it was left unfinished when less than half of the building was built.[112] File:Valladolid Cathedral 2023 - Main Façade.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter Vic File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Vic 1803[113] File:Cathedral of Vic (4).jpg
Co-Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary Vigo File:Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia Tui-Vigo 1959[114] File:Co-cathedral of Vigo 2021 - exterior 2.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary Vitoria-Gasteiz File:Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country Vitoria 1863[115] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015, as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain.[20] Commonly known as the "Old cathedral". File:Gasteiz 2021 - main façade.jpg
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Vitoria-Gasteiz File:Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country Vitoria 1969[116] Commonly known as the "New cathedral". Second largest cathedral in Spain, by area, after Seville.[116] File:Vitoria 2021 - main façade.jpg
Cathedral of the Saviour Zamora Template:Country data Castile and Leon Zamora 1174[117] File:Zamora cathedral 2021 - north façade.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Saviour Zaragoza File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Zaragoza 1318[118] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001 as part of the extension of the site Mudéjar architecture of Aragon.[102] File:La Seo-Zaragoza - P1410404.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar Zaragoza File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Zaragoza 1676[119] With an estimated 5 million visitors in 2015, it's one of the most visited monuments in Spain.[120] File:Zaragoza Pilar 2019 - north façade.jpg

Former Roman Catholic Cathedrals

This list includes notable historical buildings that held the see of the bishop until it was moved, merged or suppressed. Buildings that once have held the see of current titular sees are not included.

Name Location Autonomous Community Diocese Dedication[lower-alpha 2] Notes Images
Cathedral of the Nativity of our Lady Baeza File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Jaén 1227[121] File:World Heritage Logo global.svg UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003, as part of the site Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza.[122] Was the seat of the cathedra between 1227 and 1249, when it was moved to Jaén. File:Baeza Cathedral 2023 - South façade.jpg
Church of the Assumption of Our Lady Baza File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Guadix Held the rank of Co-Cathedral until the Concordat of 1851.[123] File:Bazaiglesias.JPG
Church of the Holy Cross Cádiz File:Flag of Andalucía.svg Andalusia Cádiz and Ceuta 1602[124] Also known as the Old Cathedral of Cádiz. Seat of the diocese between 1602 and 1838. File:PM 100742 E Cadiz.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Mary Cartagena File:Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Murcia Cartagena 1250[125] Held the seat of the diocese until 1289, when it was moved to Murcia.[126] Heavily bombed during the Spanish Civil War, it lays in ruins since 1936.[127] In 1988, a Roman theatre was discovered under it.[128] File:Cartagena 2022 - main.jpg
Old Cathedral of Lleida Lleida File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Lleida 1278[129] In 1707, during the War of the Spanish Succession, king Philip V of Spain took the city and later ordered the destruction of the cathedral. The order never took place, but the cathedral was transformed into barracks and it never had a religious use since then.[130] File:LleidaSeu20030605.jpg
Collegiate of Saint Isidore the Royal Madrid Template:Country data Madrid Madrid 1885 Pro-cathedral of Madrid between 1885, date of creation of the diocese, and 1993.[131] File:Main facade of the Colegiata de San Isidro 2022.jpg
Cathedral of Saint Vincent Martyr Roda de Isábena File:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Barbastro-Monzón 1030[132] Held the seat until 1149, when it moved to the recently conquered Lleida. Regarded as the oldest Cathedral in Aragón.[133] The town, with approximately 60 inhabitants in 2016, is the smallest one in Spain to have a cathedral building.[134] File:RodaIsavena-catedralRoda-3346FUL.jpg

Anglican

The Cathedral of the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church:

Eastern Orthodox

Cathedrals of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople:

Cathedrals of the Romanian Orthodox Church:

Cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox Church

  • Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene in Madrid

See also

Explanatory notes

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  1. The two excluded ones are Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Terrassa cathedrals, both located near Barcelona.
  2. a b Year of dedication as a cathedral. This may not reflect the actual age or completion of the building, which can be several centuries older. The latest dedication year known for the current building is used. In some cases, older cathedrals where functioning on the same site, but those buildings were demolished, destroyed or replaced.
  3. Consecretion of the Romanesque cathedral. The latter, Gothic building was never formally consecrated, as it was considered a "significant extension" but not a new cathedral.[18]
  4. Even though the Cathedral has been active since 1561, it was formally consecrated in 1946 as it was suspected that it has never been so.[42]
  5. Consecretion year of the third of the four cathedrals that were erected here. The current building, started in 1116 by Bishop Ot remains in many aspects, unfinished.[52]
  6. Formally consecrated in 2006, after lack of evidence that it was done so in 1994, after it was elevated co-cathedral of the archdiocese.[62]
  7. Formally consecrated in 1897 after lack of evidence that it was done before.[70]

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