This is a list of gothic cathedrals in Europe that are active Christian cathedrals (the seats of bishops), but also includes former cathedrals and churches built in the style of cathedrals, that are significant for their Gothic style of architecture. As such, some of the buildings listed here are parish churches or have other uses.
Gothic cathedrals in Europe
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Cathedral | Archdiocese or Diocese |
Location | Country | Dedication | Notes | Image |
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St Albans Cathedral Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban |
St Albans | St Albans | England | Saint Alban | cathedral | |
Albi Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi |
Albi | Albi | France | Saint Cecilia | cathedral, minor basilica, World Heritage Site | |
Amiens Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens |
Amiens | Amiens | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site | |
Angers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers |
Angers | Angers | France | Saint Maurice | cathedral | |
Church of St. Anne, Vilnius Šv. Onos bažnyčia |
Vilnius | Vilnius | Lithuania | Saint Anne | parish church | |
Antwerp Cathedral Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal |
Antwerp | Antwerp | Belgium | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Autun Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun |
Autun | Autun | France | Saint Lazarus of Aix | cathedral (built in the 12th century), minor basilica | |
Auxerre Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre |
Sens and Auxerre | Auxerre | France | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
St. Barbara's Church, Kutná Hora Katedrál sv. panny Barbory |
Hradec Králové | Kutná Hora | Czech Republic | St Barbara | parish church; World Heritage Site | |
Barcelona Cathedral Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Spain | Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia | cathedral | |
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, Plzeň Katedrála svatého Bartoloměje |
Plzeň | Plzeň | Czech Republic | Bartholomew the Apostle | cathedral | |
Beauvais Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais |
Beauvais | Beauvais | France | Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Burgos Cathedral Santa Iglesia Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María de Burgos |
Burgos | Burgos | Spain | Virgin Mary | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Black Church Biserica Neagră |
Lutheran | Brașov | Romania | Blessed Virgin Mary | parish church | |
Bordeaux Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux |
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | France | Saint Andrew | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Bourges Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges |
Bourges | Bourges | France | Saint Stephen | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Bremen Cathedral St.-Petri-Dom zu Bremen |
Protestant | Bremen | Germany | Saint Peter | parish church, formerly cathedral of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen | |
Church of Our Lady, Bruges Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk |
Bruges | Bruges | Belgium | Blessed Virgin Mary | parish Church | |
Bristol Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity |
Bristol | Bristol | England | Holy Trinity | cathedral | |
Brussels Cathedral Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule Kathedraal van Sint-Michiel en Sint-Goedele |
Mechelen–Brussels | Brussels | Belgium | Saint Michael, Saint Gudula | co-cathedral | |
Cahors Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors |
Cahors | Cahors | France | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Canterbury Cathedral Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury |
Canterbury | Canterbury | England | Christ | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Carcassonne Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne |
Carcassonne et Narbonne | Carcassonne | France | Saint Michael | cathedral | |
Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse, Carcassonne Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne |
Carcassonne et Narbonne | Carcassonne | France | Saints Nazarius and Celsus | former cathedral, minor basilica | |
Chalon Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon |
Autun | Chalon-sur-Saône | France | Saint Vincent | former cathedral | |
Châlons Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Châlons |
Châlons | Châlons-en-Champagne | France | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Chartres Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres |
Chartres | Chartres | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site | |
Chichester Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity |
Chichester | Chichester | England | Holy Trinity | cathedral | |
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand |
Clermont | Clermont-Ferrand | France | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Cologne Cathedral Hohe Domkirche St. Petrus und Maria |
Cologne | Cologne | Germany | Saint Peter, Saint Mary | cathedral; World Heritage site | |
Coutances Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances |
Coutances | Coutances | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Basilica of Saint-Denis Basilique Saint-Denis |
Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | France | Saint Denis | cathedral | |
Dijon Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon |
Dijon | Dijon | France | Saint Benignus | cathedral | |
Dol Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol |
Rennes | Dol-de-Bretagne | France | Saint Samson | former cathedral | |
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity |
Dublin and Glendalough | Dublin | Ireland | Holy Trinity | cathedral | |
Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham |
Durham | Durham | England | Jesus Christ, Blessed Virgin Mary, and Saint Cuthbert | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
St Elisabeth Cathedral Dóm svätej Alžbety Szent Erzsébet-székesegyház |
Košice | Košice | Slovakia | St Elisabeth of Hungary | cathedral | |
Ely Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity |
Ely | Ely | England | Holy Trinity | cathedral | |
Erfurt Cathedral Hohe Domkirche St. Marien zu Erfurt |
Erfurt | Erfurt | Germany | Saint Mary | cathedral | |
Exeter Cathedral Cathedral Church of Saint Peter |
Exeter | Exeter | England | Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Florence Cathedral Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore or Duomo di Firenze |
Florence | Florence | Italy | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Frankfurt Cathedral Frankfurter Dom or Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew |
Limburg | Frankfurt | Germany | Bartholomew the Apostle | parish church, considered an imperial cathedral | |
Freiburg Minster Münster unserer lieben Frau |
Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau | Germany | Saint Mary | cathedral | |
Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew, Frombork Bazylika archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Andrzeja we Fromborku |
Warmia | Frombork | Poland | Assumption of Mary and Andrew the Apostle | cathedral | |
Ghent Cathedral Sint Baafskathedraal |
Ghent | Ghent | Belgium | Saint Bavo of Ghent | parish Church | |
Gloucester Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity |
Gloucester | Gloucester | England | St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity | cathedral | |
Gniezno Cathedral Bazylika prymasowska Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gnieźnie |
Gniezno | Gniezno | Poland | Assumption of Mary | cathedral | |
Hasselt Cathedral
Sint-Quintinuskathedraal |
Hasselt | Hasselt | Belgium | Saint Quentin | cathedral | |
Hereford Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King |
Hereford | Hereford | England | Saint Mary and St Ethelbert the King | cathedral | |
's-Hertogenbosch Cathedral Cathedral Church of St. John (Sint-Janskathedraal) |
's-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Netherlands | John the Evangelist | cathedral | |
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Hradec Králové Katedrála svatého Ducha |
Hradec Králové | Hradec Králové | Czech Republic | Holy Spirit | cathedral | |
Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes, Nysa Bazylika pw. św. Jakuba Apostoła i św. Agnieszki, Dziewicy i Męczennicy |
Wrocław | Nysa | Poland | St. James the Greater and St. Agnes of Rome | parish church, In 1650-1810 permanent seat of bishops of Wrocław | |
Konstanz Minster Münster Unserer Lieben Frau |
Freiburg | Konstanz | Germany | Saint Mary | parish church, formerly cathedral of the Diocese of Konstanz | |
St Lambert's Church, Münster St. Lamberti |
Münster | Münster | Germany | Saint Lambert | Parish church | |
Langres Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Mammès de Langres |
Langres | Langres | France | Saint Mammes | cathedral | |
Laon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon |
Soissons | Laon | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | former cathedral | |
Le Mans Cathedral Cathédrale St-Julien du Mans |
Le Mans | Le Mans | France | Saint Julian | cathedral | |
León Cathedral Santa María de León Cathedral |
León | León | Spain | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Lichfield Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad |
Lichfield | Lichfield | England | St Chad and Saint Mary | cathedral | |
Lincoln Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln |
Lincoln | Lincoln | England | The Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln | cathedral | |
Lisieux Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux |
Bayeux | Lisieux | France | Saint Peter | former cathedral | |
Lübeck Cathedral Dom zu Lübeck |
Lutheran | Lübeck | Germany | John the Baptist Saint Blaise Saint Mary Saint Nicholas |
formerly cathedral of the Diocese of Lübeck, part of a World Heritage Site | |
Lyon Cathedral Cathédrale Primatiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon |
Lyon | Lyon | France | Saint John the Baptist | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Magdeburg Cathedral Dom zu Magdeburg St. Mauritius und Katharina |
Lutheran | Magdeburg | Germany | Saint Maurice Catherine of Alexandria |
cathedral, formerly cathedral of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg | |
St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk Bazylika konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gdańsku |
Gdańsk | Gdańsk | Poland | Assumption of Mary | co-cathedral | |
St. Mary's Basilica (Church of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven) Kościół Mariacki (Kościół archiprezbiterialny Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny) |
Kraków | Kraków | Poland | Blessed Virgin Mary | parish church, part of a World Heritage Site | |
St Mary Redcliffe St Mary Redcliffe |
Bristol | Bristol | England | St Mary Redcliffe | parish church | |
Matthias Church (Church of Our Lady) Mátyás-templom (Nagyboldogasszony-templom) |
Esztergom-Budapest | Budapest | Hungary | Blessed Virgin Mary | parish church, part of a World Heritage Site | |
Meaux Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Meaux |
Meaux | Meaux | France | Saint Stephen | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Meissen Cathedral St. Johannis und St. Donatus |
Lutheran | Meissen | Germany | John the Evangelist Donatus of Arezzo |
cathedral, formerly cathedral of the Diocese of Dresden-Meissen | |
Metz Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz |
Metz | Metz | France | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Milan Cathedral Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente |
Milan | Milan | Italy | Nativity of Mary | cathedral and basilica | |
Munich Frauenkirche Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau |
Munich and Freising | Munich | Germany | Saint Mary | cathedral | |
Münster Cathedral St.-Paulus-Dom |
Münster | Münster | Germany | Saint Paul | cathedral | |
Nantes Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes |
Nantes | Nantes | France | Saint Peter Paul the Apostle |
cathedral | |
Naumburg Cathedral Naumburger Dom St. Peter und Paul |
Protestant | Naumburg | Germany | Saint Peter Paul the Apostle |
parish church, formerly cathedral of the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz, World Heritage Site | |
Nevers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers |
Nevers | Nevers | France | Saints Cyriacus and Julitta | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Norwich Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity |
Norwich | Norwich | England | The Holy Trinity | cathedral | |
Notre-Dame de Paris Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris |
Paris | Paris | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage site; damaged by fire in 2019 | |
Noyon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon |
Beauvais | Noyon | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | former cathedral | |
Orléans Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans |
Orléans | Orléans | France | Holy Cross | cathedral, minor basilica | |- |
Orvieto Cathedral Duomo di Orvieto or Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta |
Orvieto-Todi | Orvieto | Italy | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Oviedo Cathedral Santa Iglesia Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador de Oviedo |
Oviedo | Oviedo | Spain | Saint Salvador | cathedral | |
Oxford Cathederal Christ Church Cathedral of Oxford |
Oxford | Oxford | England | Christ | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Paderborn Cathedral Hoher Dom St. Maria, St. Liborius, St. Kilian |
Paderborn | Paderborn | Germany | Saint Mary Liborius of Le Mans Saint Kilian |
cathedral | |
Palma Cathedral Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Palma de Mallorca |
Majorca | Palma, Majorca | Spain | Assumption of Mary | cathedral | |
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Pelplin Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Pelplinie |
Pelplin | Pelplin | Poland | Assumption of Mary | cathedral | |
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno Katedrála svatého Petra a Pavla |
Brno | Brno | Czech Republic | Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle | cathedral | |
Peterborough Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul¨, and St Andrew |
Peterborough | Peterborough | England | Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew | cathedral | |
Poitiers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers |
Poitiers | Poitiers | France | Saint Peter | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Pontoise Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise |
Pontoise | Pontoise | France | Saint Maclovius | cathedral | |
Poznań Cathedral Bazylika archikatedralna Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Poznaniu |
Poznań | Poznań | Poland | Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle | cathedral | |
Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie |
Hradec Králové | Kutná Hora | Czech Republic | Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist | parish church; World Heritage Site | |
Regensburg Cathedral Dom St. Peter |
Regensburg | Regensburg | Germany | Saint Peter | cathedral, part of a World Heritage Site | |
Reims Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims |
Reims | Reims | France | Assumption of Mary | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Ripon Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid |
Leeds | Ripon, North Yorkshire | England | Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid | cathedral | |
Rochester Cathedral Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Rochester | Rochester, Kent | England | Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Rodez Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rodez |
Rodez | Rodez | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral, minor basilica | |
St. Rumbold's Cathedral
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Mechelen-Brussels | Mechelen | Belgium | Saint Rumbold | cathedral | |
Roskilde Cathedral Roskilde Domkirke |
Roskilde | Roskilde | Denmark | St. Lucius | cathedral; World Heiritage Site | |
Rotterdam Cathedral St. Lawrence Church (Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk) |
Protestant | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Saint Lawrence | parish church | |
Rouen Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen |
Rouen | Rouen | France | Assumption of Mary | cathedral | |
Salisbury Cathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Salisbury | Salisbury | England | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Sées Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées |
Sées | Sées | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Senlis Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis |
Beauvais | Senlis | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | parish church | |
Sens Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens |
Sens | Sens | France | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Seville Cathedral Catedral de Santa María de la Sede |
Seville | Seville | Spain | Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Siena Cathedral Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta |
Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino | Siena | Italy | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Soissons Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons |
Soissons | Soissons | France | Saints Gervasius and Protasius | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Southwell Minster Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Southwell and Nottingham | Southwell, Nottinghamshire | England | Blessed Virgin Mary | parish church | |
Strasbourg Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg |
Strasbourg | Strasbourg | France | Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Stephansdom |
Vienna | Vienna | Austria | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Świdnica Cathedral Katedra św. Stanisława i św. Wacława w Świdnicy |
Świdnica | Świdnica | Poland | St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus | cathedral | |
Toledo Cathedral Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo |
Toledo | Toledo | Spain | Virgin Mary | cathedral | |
Toruń Cathedral (Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist) Bazylika katedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Ewangelisty w Toruniu |
Toruń | Toruń | Poland | St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist | cathedral | |
Toulouse Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse |
Toulouse | Toulouse | France | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Tours Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours |
Tours | Tours | France | Saint Gatianus | cathedral | |
Church of Our Lady in Trier Liebfrauenkirche |
Trier | Trier | Germany | Saint Mary | parish church, World Heritage Site | |
Troyes Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes |
Troyes | Troyes | France | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | cathedral | |
Church of Our Lady before Týn (Týn church) Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem (Týnský chrám) |
Prague | Prague | Czech Republic | Blessed Virgin Mary | parish church | |
Ulm Minster Münster Unserer Lieben Frau in Ulm |
Lutheran | Ulm | Germany | Saint Mary | parish church | |
Cathedral of St Vitus Katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha |
Prague | Prague | Czech Republic | Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert | cathedral | |
Wawel Cathedral Królewska Bazylika Archikatedralna Św. Stanisława i Wacława na Wawelu |
Kraków | Kraków | Poland | Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus | cathedral | |
Wells Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Andrew |
Bath and Wells | Wells | England | St Andrew the Apostle | cathedral | |
Winchester Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity |
Winchester | Winchester | England | Holy Trinity | cathedral | |
Wroclaw Cathedral Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela |
Wrocław | Wrocław | Poland | John the Baptist | cathedral | |
York Minster Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter |
York | York | England | Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Zagreb Cathedral Zagrebačka katedrala |
Zagreb | Zagreb | Croatia | Assumption of Mary | cathedral |
See also
- Gothic cathedrals and churches
- List of cathedrals
- List of basilicas
- European Route of Brick Gothic
- Notre Dame de Roscudon Church
References
- "Mapping Gothic". Columbia University New York. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- McFadden, Christopher (April 1, 2018). "The 39 Greatest Constructions of Gothic Architecture in the World". Retrieved 25 July 2020.
Sources
- List of Cathedrals by GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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