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 .
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fortcochin This is the list of cathedrals in India sorted by denomination .
Catholic Church 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 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
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
Province of Thrissur
Archdiocese of Kottayam
Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Trivandrum
Province of Tiruvalla
Directly under the Holy See
Anglican 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 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 :
Mount Sinai Mar Baselios Catholicate Cathedral, Kothamangalam , Cathedral of the Metropolitan of Angamaly Diocese (Diocese Headquarters) St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Sonooro Cathedral , Angamaly , Kerala, Cathedral of the Bishop of Angamaly RegionMor Saboor and Mor 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 , Matha Mariyam 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 worldSt. Peter's & St. Paul's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Neeramukal
Kochi Diocese
Kottayam, Idukki Dioceses
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 , 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)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 dioceseSt. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Arthat , Kerala of Kunnamkulam DioceseSt. 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 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 ^ Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, ISBN 0-19-860575-7 ^ GCatholic.org: Cathedrals India
External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cathedrals in India .
List of Cathedrals in India by Giga-Catholic Information Churches of India, YouTube channel with montages of photos of cathedrals and churches in India