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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.

Diocese Of Cochin
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fortcochin

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

Catholic Church

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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

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Ecclesiastical Province of Agra

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Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore

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Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal

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Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay

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Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta

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Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

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Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi

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Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar

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Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman

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Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati

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Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad

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Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal

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Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore

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Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai

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Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur

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Ecclesiastical Province of Patna

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Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

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Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur

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Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi

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Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong

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Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram

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Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly

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Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam

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Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces

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Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly

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Province of Changanassery

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Province of Tellicherry

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Province of Thrissur

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Archdiocese of Kottayam

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Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

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Province of Trivandrum

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Province of Tiruvalla

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Directly under the Holy See

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Anglican

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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

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Cathedrals of the Church of South India:

Church of North India

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Cathedrals of the Church of North India:

Oriental Orthodox

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Jacobite Syrian Christian Church

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Cathedrals of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church:

Kandanad Diocese

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  • 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

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Kottayam, Idukki Dioceses

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Simhasa Churches

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  • 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

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

North Kerala (Malabar, Kozhikode and Thrissur)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • 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

Evangelical Association

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  • St. George Jacobite Cathedral, Pulpally

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

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Cathedrals of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church:

In Kerala

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  • 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

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See also

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References

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