List of cathedrals in France
This is a list of cathedrals in France and in the French overseas departments, territories and collectivities, including both actual and former diocesan
Roman Catholic
, but any non-Roman Catholic cathedrals are listed here as well.
The list is intended to be complete as far as current cathedrals and co-cathedrals are concerned. It is not yet an exhaustive list of former cathedrals, although it includes most of them.
A number of large churches in France are known as "cathedral" as a mark of distinction or historical importance but have never been the seats of bishops. These are not included here.
Roman Catholic cathedrals
Cathedral | Archdiocese or Diocese |
Location | Dedication | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agde Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde |
Montpellier
|
Agde | Saint Stephen | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Agen Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Caprais d'Agen |
Agen
|
Agen | Saint Caprasius | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Aire Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Aire |
Aire et Dax
|
Aire-sur-l'Adour | Saint John the Baptist
|
cathedral | |
Aix Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix |
Aix
|
Aix-en-Provence | Holy Saviour
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Ajaccio Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Ajaccio |
Ajaccio
|
Ajaccio | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Albi Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi |
Albi
|
Albi | Saint Cecilia | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Alès Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Alès |
Nîmes
|
Alès | Saint John the Baptist
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Alet Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Alet |
Carcassonne et Narbonne
|
Alet-les-Bains | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral ruins (ruined in 1577 and finally demolished in 1776; bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Aleth Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Aleth |
Rennes
|
Saint-Servan | Saint Peter | former cathedral ruins (replaced by Saint-Malo Cathedral in 1146 and destroyed in 1255) | |
Amiens Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens |
Amiens
|
Amiens | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site | |
Angers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers |
Angers
|
Angers | Saint Maurice | cathedral | |
Angoulême Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême |
Angoulême
|
Angoulême | Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Annecy Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Annecy |
Annecy
|
Annecy | Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Antibes Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Platea d'Antibes |
Nice
|
Antibes | Blessed Virgin Mary Notre-Dame de la Platéa |
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Apt Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt |
Avignon
|
Apt | Saint Ann
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Arles Cathedral, now Church of St. Trophime, Arles Cathédrale Saint-Trophime d'Arles |
Aix
|
Arles | Saint Trophimus | former cathedral (archbishopric suppressed in 1822); minor basilica | |
Arras Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras |
Arras
|
Arras
|
Saint Vedast
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Auch Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch |
Auch
|
Auch | Saint Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site | |
Autun Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun |
Autun
|
Autun | Saint Lazarus of Aix | cathedral (built in the 12th century), minor basilica | |
Autun Pro-Cathedral Pro-cathédrale Saint-Nazaire d'Autun |
Autun
|
Autun | Saint Nazarius | former cathedral, 5th-12th centuries | |
Auxerre Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre |
Sens and Auxerre
|
Auxerre | Saint Stephen | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1821) | |
Avignon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon |
Avignon
|
Avignon | Blessed Virgin Mary Notre-Dame-des-Doms |
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Avranches Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches |
Coutances
|
Avranches | Saint Andrew
|
former cathedral, almost no remains (destroyed during the French Revolution; bishopric suppressed in 1801)[1] | |
Bastia Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia |
Ajaccio
|
Bastia | Saint Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Bayeux Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux |
Bayeux
|
Bayeux | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Bayonne Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne |
Bayonne
|
Bayonne | Saint Mary
|
cathedral | |
Bazas Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bazas |
Bordeaux
|
Bazas | Saint John the Baptist
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801); World Heritage Site | |
Beauvais Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais |
Beauvais
|
Beauvais | Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Belfort Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Christophe de Belfort |
Belfort-Montbéliard
|
Belfort | Saint Christopher | cathedral | |
Belley Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley |
Belley-Ars
|
Belley | Saint John the Baptist
|
cathedral | |
Besançon Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon |
Besançon
|
Besançon | Saint John the Evangelist
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Béziers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers |
Montpellier
|
Béziers | Saints Nazarius and Celsus
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Blois Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois |
Blois
|
Blois | Saint Louis | cathedral | |
Bordeaux Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux |
Bordeaux
|
Bordeaux | Saint Andrew
|
cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Boulogne Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Boulogne |
Arras
|
Boulogne-sur-Mer | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801)[2] | |
Bourg-en-Bresse Cathedral Concathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse |
Belley-Ars
|
Bourg-en-Bresse | Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
co-cathedral | |
Bourges Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges |
Bourges
|
Bourges | Saint Stephen | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Cahors Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors |
Cahors
|
Cahors | Saint Stephen | cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Calvi Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Calvi |
Ajaccio
|
Calvi | Saint John the Baptist
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Cambrai Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-et-St-Sépulcre |
Cambrai
|
Cambrai | Holy Sepulchre
|
cathedral (from 1801), former abbey church, minor basilica | |
Old Cambrai Cathedral Vieille Cathédrale de Cambrai |
Cambrai
|
Cambrai | Holy Sepulchre
|
former cathedral, no remains (destroyed during French Revolution) | |
Carcassonne Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne |
Carcassonne et Narbonne
|
Carcassonne | Saint Michael
|
cathedral | |
Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse, Carcassonne Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne |
Carcassonne et Narbonne
|
Carcassonne | Saints Nazarius and Celsus
|
former cathedral, minor basilica | |
Carpentras Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Siffrein de Carpentras |
Avignon
|
Carpentras | Saint Siffredus
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Castres Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Benoît de Castres |
Albi
|
Castres | Saint Benedict | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Cavaillon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Véran de Cavaillon |
Avignon
|
Cavaillon | Blessed Virgin Mary; Saint Veranus
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Cervione Cathedral Pro-cathédrale Saint-Erasme de Cervione |
Ajaccio
|
Cervione | Saint Erasmus
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Chalon Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon |
Autun
|
Chalon-sur-Saône | Saint Vincent | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Châlons Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Châlons |
Châlons
|
Châlons-en-Champagne | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Chambéry Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales de Chambéry |
Chambéry-Saint-Jean-de Maurienne-Tarentaise
|
Chambéry | Saint Francis de Sales
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Chartres Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres |
Chartres
|
Chartres | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site | |
Choisy Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Louis-et-Saint-Nicolas de Choisy |
Créteil
|
Choisy-le-Roi | Saint Louis; Saint Nicholas | former cathedral (1966–87), parish church | |
Cimiez Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Cimiez or Notre-Dame du Château |
Nice
|
Cimiez | Saint Mary
|
former cathedral ruins (formerly the cathedral of Nice. It was demoted in 1590 and demolished in 1706). | |
Clamecy Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Bethléem de Clamecy |
Autun
|
Clamecy | Our Lady of Bethlehem
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801; restored in 1840, but not with this as its cathedral); parish church | |
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand |
Clermont
|
Clermont-Ferrand | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Condom Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Condom |
Auch
|
Condom | Saint Peter | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1822) | |
Corbeil Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Spire de Corbeil |
Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes
|
Corbeil-Essonnes | Saint Exuperius
|
co-cathedral (cathedral 1966-95) | |
Coutances Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances |
Coutances
|
Coutances | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Créteil Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Créteil |
Créteil
|
Créteil | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral (from 1987) | |
Dax Cathedral Concathédrale Notre-Dame de Dax |
Aire et Dax
|
Dax | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
co-cathedral | |
Die Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Die) | Valence
|
Die | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Digne Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jérôme de Digne |
Digne
|
Digne-les-Bains | Saint Jerome
|
cathedral | |
Dijon Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon |
Dijon
|
Dijon | Saint Benignus | cathedral | |
Dol Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol |
Rennes
|
Dol-de-Bretagne | Saint Samson | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Eauze Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Luperc d'Eauze |
Auch
|
Eauze | Saint Luperculus
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed, probably in the 9th century) | |
Elne Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne |
Perpignan-Elne
|
Elne | Saints Eulalia and Julia
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1601/03) | |
Embrun Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Embrun |
Digne
|
Embrun | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (archbishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Entrevaux Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Entrevaux |
Digne
|
Entrevaux | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral of the Diocese of Glandèves (bishopric suppressed in 1801)
|
|
Évreux Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Évreux |
Évreux
|
Évreux | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Evry Cathedral Cathédrale de la Résurrection d'Évry |
Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes
|
Évry
|
Resurrection | cathedral (from 1995) | |
Forcalquier Cathedral Concathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet de Forcalquier |
Sisteron
|
Forcalquier | Blessed Virgin Mary Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet |
former co-cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Fréjus Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus (or Cathédrale Saint-Aigulf de Fréjus) |
Fréjus-Toulon
|
Fréjus | Saint Leontius (or Saint Aigulf) | former cathedral | |
Gap Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Arnoux de Gap |
Gap
|
Gap | Blessed Virgin Mary; Saint Arnoux
|
cathedral | |
Glandèves Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Glandèves |
Glandèves
|
Glandèves
|
Blessed Virgin Mary Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède |
former cathedral (bishopric transferred to Entrevaux in the 17th century, suppressed in 1801) | |
Grasse Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse |
Nice
|
Grasse | Blessed Virgin Mary Notre-Dame du Puy |
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Grenoble Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble |
Grenoble-Vienne
|
Grenoble | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Langres Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Mammès de Langres |
Langres
|
Langres | Saint Mammes | cathedral | |
Laon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon |
Soissons
|
Laon | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
La Rochelle Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle |
La Rochelle
|
La Rochelle | Saint Louis | cathedral | |
Church of St. Barthélémy, La Rochelle Église / Pro-cathédrale Saint-Barthélémy de La Rochelle |
La Rochelle
|
La Rochelle | Saint Bartholomew
|
former pro-cathedral, sharing premises of parish church[3] | |
Laval Cathedral Cathédrale de la Trinité de Laval |
Laval
|
Laval | Trinity | cathedral | |
Lavaur Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur |
Albi
|
Lavaur | Saint Alan | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Le Havre Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Havre |
Le Havre
|
Le Havre | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Le Mans Cathedral Cathédrale St-Julien du Mans |
Le Mans
|
Le Mans | Saint Julian | cathedral | |
Le Puy Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy |
Le Puy
|
Le Puy-en-Velay | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site | |
Lectoure Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Lectoure |
Auch
|
Lectoure | Saints Gervasius and Protasius
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed 1801) | |
Lescar Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Lescar |
Auch
|
Lescar | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Lille Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille de Lille |
Lille
|
Lille | Blessed Virgin Mary Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille |
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Limoges Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges |
Limoges
|
Limoges | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Lisieux Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux |
Bayeux
|
Lisieux | Saint Peter | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Lodève Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Fulcran de Lodève, previously Cathédrale Saint-Geniez de Lodève |
Montpellier
|
Lodève | Saint Fulcran, previously Saint Genesius of Arles
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Lombez Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Lombez |
Auch
|
Lombez | Saint Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Lucciana Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption de Lucciana, also known as La Canonica |
Ajaccio
|
Lucciana | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Luçon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon |
Luçon
|
Luçon | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Lyon Cathedral Cathédrale Primatiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon |
Lyon
|
Lyon | Saint John the Baptist
|
cathedral; World Heritage Site | |
Mâcon Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Mâcon |
Autun
|
Mâcon | Saint Vincent | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Maguelone Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre [or Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul] de Maguelone |
Montpellier
|
Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone | Saint Paul
|
former cathedral (bishopric transferred to Montpellier in 1536) | |
Maillezais Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Maillezais |
La Rochelle
|
Maillezais | Saint Peter | former abbey church and cathedral, ruins (destroyed in 1562; bishopric re-established in La Rochelle in 1648) | |
Marseille Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille |
Marseille
|
Marseille | Saint Mary Major
|
cathedral (from 1893), minor basilica | |
( Vieille Major )Ancienne Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille |
Marseille
|
Marseille | Saint Mary Major
|
former cathedral, part demolished (cathedral until 1893) | |
Meaux Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Meaux |
Meaux
|
Meaux | Saint Stephen | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Mende Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat de Mende |
Mende
|
Mende | Blessed Virgin Mary; Saint Privatus
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Metz Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz |
Metz
|
Metz | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Mirepoix Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix |
Pamiers
|
Mirepoix | Saint Maurice | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Montauban Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montauban |
Montauban
|
Montauban | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Montpellier Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Montpellier |
Montpellier
|
Montpellier | Saint Paul
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Moulins Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Moulins |
Moulins
|
Moulins | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Moûtiers Cathedral Concathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers |
Chambéry-Saint-Jean-de Maurienne-Tarentaise
|
Moûtiers en Tarentaise
|
Saint Peter | co-cathedral (archbishopric suppressed in 1801; bishopric re-established in 1825, suppressed in 1966) | |
Nancy Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy, sometimes Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation-et-Saint-Sigisbert de Nancy |
Nancy
|
Nancy | Saint Sigebert
|
cathedral | |
Nanterre Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre |
Nanterre
|
Nanterre | Saint Genevieve; Saint Maurice
|
cathedral | |
Nantes Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Nantes |
Nantes
|
Nantes | Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Narbonne Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Just et Saint-Pasteur |
Carcassonne et Narbonne
|
Narbonne | Saints Justus and Pastor
|
former cathedral (archbishopric suppressed in 1801); minor basilica | |
Nevers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers |
Nevers
|
Nevers | Saints Cyriacus and Julitta
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Nice Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice |
Nice
|
Nice | Saint Reparata | cathedral, minor basilica (elevated to a cathedral in 1590 - see Cimiez Cathedral) | |
Nîmes Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nîmes |
Nîmes
|
Nîmes | Blessed Virgin Mary; Saint Castor
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Noyon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon |
Beauvais
|
Noyon | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Oloron Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
Bayonne
|
Oloron-Sainte-Marie | Saint Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Orange Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d'Orange |
Avignon
|
Orange | Our Lady of Nazareth
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Orléans Cathedral | Orléans
|
Orléans | Holy Cross | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Pamiers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers |
Pamiers
|
Pamiers | Saint Antoninus | cathedral | |
Notre-Dame de Paris Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris |
Paris
|
Paris | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica; National Heritage site; damaged in 2019 | |
St. Louis' Cathedral, Les Invalides, otherwise the Invalides Chapel or St. Louis' Church, Les Invalides Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides de Paris |
Military Ordinariate, France Diocèse aux Armées Françaises |
Paris, Les Invalides | Saint Louis | cathedral, hospital chapel | |
Périgueux Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux |
Périgueux
|
Périgueux | Saint Frontinus | cathedral (from 1669), minor basilica; World Heritage Site | |
Périgueux Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité de Périgueux |
Périgueux
|
Périgueux | Saint Stephen | former cathedral (up to 1669) | |
Perpignan Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan |
Perpignan-Elne
|
Perpignan | Saint John the Baptist
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Poitiers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers |
Poitiers
|
Poitiers | Saint Peter | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Pontigny Abbey Cathédrale-abbatiale de Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption, Pontigny |
Territorial prelature of the Mission de France | Pontigny | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, former abbey church | |
Pontoise Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise |
Pontoise
|
Pontoise | Saint Maclovius
|
cathedral | |
Quimper Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper |
Quimper
|
Quimper
|
Saint Corentinus | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Reims Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims |
Reims
|
Reims | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica; UNESCO World Heritage Site[4] | |
Rennes Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes |
Rennes
|
Rennes | Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Rennes Pro-Cathedral Pro-cathédrale Notre-Dame-en-Saint-Mélaine de Rennes |
Rennes
|
Rennes | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former pro-cathedral | |
Rieux Cathedral Cathédrale de la Nativité-de-Marie de Rieux |
Toulouse
|
Rieux-Volvestre | Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Riez Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Riez |
Digne
|
Riez | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Rodez Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rodez |
Rodez
|
Rodez | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Rouen Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen |
Rouen
|
Rouen | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges |
Toulouse
|
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801); World Heritage Site | |
Saint-Brieuc Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Saint-Brieuc |
Saint-Brieuc
|
Saint-Brieuc | Saint Stephen | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Saint-Claude Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Claude de Saint-Claude |
Saint-Claude
|
Saint-Claude | Saint Claudius | cathedral, minor basilica | |
St. Denis' Basilica and sometimes still as St. Denis's AbbeyCathédrale Saint-Denis, Basilique Saint-Denis, Abbaye Saint-Denis |
Saint-Denis
|
Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis | Saint Denis
|
cathedral, immemorial minor basilica, former abbey church | |
Saint-Dié Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Dié de Saint-Dié |
Saint-Dié
|
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | Saint Deodatus | cathedral | |
Saint-Étienne Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Saint-Étienne |
Saint-Étienne
|
Saint-Étienne | Saint Charles Borromeo
|
cathedral | |
Saint-Florent Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Florent de Saint-Florent |
Ajaccio
|
Saint-Florent, formerly Nebbio | Saint Florentius | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Saint-Flour Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Flour de Saint-Flour |
Saint-Flour
|
Saint-Flour
|
Saint Peter; Saint Florus | cathedral | |
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Cathedral Concathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
Chambéry-Saint-Jean-de Maurienne-Tarentaise
|
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | Saint John the Baptist
|
co-cathedral | |
Saint-Lizier Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Saint-Lizier and Cathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier |
Pamiers
|
Saint-Lizier | Saint Lycerius
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801); World Heritage Site | |
Saint-Malo Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse de Saint-Malo |
Rennes
|
Saint-Malo | Saint Vincent of Saragossa
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Saint-Omer Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer |
Arras
|
Saint-Omer | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Saint-Papoul Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Papoul de Saint-Papoul |
Carcassonne et Narbonne
|
Saint-Papoul | Saint Papulus
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801), abbey church, parish church | |
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux |
Valence
|
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Paul-Aurélien de Saint-Pol-de-Léon |
Quimper
|
Saint-Pol-de-Léon | Saint Paul Aurelian
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801); minor basilica | |
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pons de Saint-Pons-de-Thomières |
Montpellier
|
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | Saint Pontius | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Saintes Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes |
La Rochelle
|
Saintes | Saint Peter | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Sarlat Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos de Sarlat |
Périgueux
|
Sarlat-la-Canéda | Saint Sacerdos | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Sées Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées |
Sées
|
Sées | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Senez Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Senez |
Digne
|
Senez | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Senlis Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis |
Beauvais
|
Senlis
|
Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Sens Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens |
Sens
|
Sens | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Sisteron Cathedral Cathédrale or Concathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Thyrse de Sisteron; now Église Notre-Dame-des-Pommiers |
Digne
|
Sisteron | Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Thyrsus ; now Blessed Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame-des-Pommiers, or "Our Lady of the Apple-trees")
|
former cathedral or co-cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Soissons Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons |
Soissons
|
Soissons | Saints Gervasius and Protasius
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Sospel Cathedral Concathédrale Saint-Michel de Sospel |
Nice
|
Sospel | Saint Michael
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed not later than 1801) | |
Strasbourg Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg |
Strasbourg
|
Strasbourg | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Tarbes Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Tarbes |
Tarbes et Lourdes
|
Tarbes | Blessed Virgin Mary Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède |
cathedral | |
Thérouanne Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Thérouanne |
Boulogne
|
Thérouanne | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral, no remains on site, apart from archaeological excavations[5] (bishopric suppressed in 1537; re-established at Boulogne in 1567) | |
Toul Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul |
Nancy
|
Toul | Saint Stephen | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed 1801) | |
Toulon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Toulon or Sainte-Marie-Majeure |
Fréjus-Toulon
|
Toulon | Saint Mary Major
|
cathedral | |
Toulouse Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse |
Toulouse
|
Toulouse | Saint Stephen | cathedral | |
Tours Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours |
Tours
|
Tours | Saint Gatianus | cathedral | |
Tréguier Cathedral, now Basilica of St. Tugdual, Tréguier Basilique Saint-Tugdual de Tréguier |
Saint-Brieuc
|
Tréguier | Saint Tudwal
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801), minor basilica, parish church | |
Troyes Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes |
Troyes
|
Troyes | Saint Paul
|
cathedral | |
Tulle Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tulle |
Tulle
|
Tulle | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Uzès Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit d'Uzès |
Nîmes
|
Uzès | Saint Theodoritus | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Vabres Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-et-Saint-Pierre de Vabres |
Rodez
|
Vabres-l'Abbaye | Holy Saviour and Saint Peter
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Vaison Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison |
Avignon
|
Vaison-la-Romaine | Our Lady of Nazareth
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Vaison Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption de Vaison |
Avignon
|
Vaison-la-Romaine | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Valence Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence |
Valence
|
Valence | Saint Apollinaris of Valence | cathedral, minor basilica | |
Vannes Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Patern de Vannes |
Vannes
|
Vannes | Saint Paternus
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Vence Cathedral Cathédrale de la Nativité-de-Marie de Vence |
Nice
|
Vence | Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Verdun Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun |
Verdun
|
Verdun | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Versailles Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Versailles |
Versailles
|
Versailles
|
Saint Louis | cathedral | |
Vescovato Cathedral Pro-cathédrale Saint-Martin de Vescovato |
Ajaccio
|
Vescovato | Saint Martin | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Vico Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Appien de Vico |
Ajaccio
|
Vico | Saint Appian
|
former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Vienne Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne |
Grenoble-Vienne
|
Vienne | Saint Maurice | former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) | |
Viviers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Viviers |
Viviers
|
Viviers | Saint Vincent | cathedral |
Non-Roman Catholic cathedrals
Cathedral | Archdiocese or Diocese |
Location | Dedication | Church | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice Cathédrale Orthodoxe Russe Saint-Nicolas de Nice |
Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)[6]
|
Nice | Saint Nicholas | Russian Orthodox Church | |
American Cathedral in Paris, or Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Paris |
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe | Paris, Avenue Georges V | Holy Trinity
|
The Episcopal Church
|
|
Armenian Apostolic Cathedral, Paris Cathédrale Apostolique Arménienne St. Jean-Baptiste de Paris |
Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Churches of France (Diocèse des Eglises Apostoliques Arméniennes de France)[7][8] | Paris, Rue Jean-Goujon | Saint John the Baptist
|
Armenian Apostolic Church | |
Armenian Catholic Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Croix-de-Paris |
Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris[9] | Paris, Rue du Perche | Holy Cross | Armenian Catholic Church | |
Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Paris Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Paris |
Metropolis of France (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)[10]
|
Paris, Rue Georges Bizet | Saint Stephen | Greek Orthodox Church | |
Maronite Cathedral, Paris Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Liban de Paris |
Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris[11] | Paris, Rue d'Ulm | Our Lady of Lebanon | Maronite Church | |
Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Paris Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevski de Paris |
Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)[12]
|
Paris, Rue Daru | Saint Alexander Nevsky
|
Russian Orthodox Church | |
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Paris Cathédrale St. Volodymyr-le-Grand de Paris |
Apostolic Exarchate in France, Benelux and Switzerland for the Ukrainians[13]
|
Paris, Boulevard Saint-Germain | Saint Vladimir the Great
|
Ukrainian Catholic Church |
Cathedrals in overseas departments, territories and collectivities
Cathedral | Archdiocese or Diocese |
Location | Dedication | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basse-Terre Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre |
Basse-Terre
|
Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre | Our Lady of Guadeloupe
|
cathedral, minor basilica | |
Cayenne Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne |
Cayenne
|
French Guiana, Cayenne | Holy Saviour
|
cathedral | |
Fort-de-France Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Fort-de-France |
Fort-de-France
|
Martinique, Fort-de-France | Saint Louis | cathedral | |
Matâ'Utu Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Matâ'Utu |
Wallis and Futuna
|
Matâ'Utu
|
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Nouméa Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Nouméa |
Nouméa
|
New Caledonia, Nouméa | Saint Joseph | cathedral | |
Papeete Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Papeete |
Papeete
|
French Polynesia, Tahiti, Papeete | Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral | |
Pointe-à-Pitre Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Pointe-à-Pitre |
Basse-Terre
|
Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre | Saint Paul
|
former cathedral | |
Saint-Denis Cathedral, Réunion Cathédrale Saint-Denis de Saint-Denis, Réunion |
Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
|
Réunion, Saint-Denis | Saint Denis
|
cathedral | |
Saint-Pierre Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) |
Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
|
Saint-Pierre
|
Saint Peter | cathedral | |
Tai o Hae Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Taiohae or Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Marquises |
Taiohae
|
Tai o Hae
|
Blessed Virgin Mary
|
cathedral |
See also
- List of cathedrals
- List of basilicas in France
References
- ^ the 19th-century replacement, the church of Notre-Dame des Champs, is sometimes referred to as a cathedral, but it never was, as the bishopric was abolished before its construction
- ^ destroyed during French Revolution; a church was rebuilt on the site of the old cathedral that was intended to replace it, but the bishopric was never restored, and the present building is a basilica
- ^ in two successive buildings, both now destroyed; the bell tower of the present cathedral belonged formerly to the precursor of the buildings used for a cathedral, the medieval St. Barthélémy, the remainder of which was destroyed in 1568 during the French Wars of Religion
- ^ "Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims".
- ^ part of the portal was removed to Saint-Omer Cathedral, where only a large statue of Christ now remains of it
- ^ Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (exarchate of the ecumenical patriarchate) website: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas
- ^ Eglise-Armenienne.com: history of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Paris Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Eglise-Apostolique-Armenienne.com: creation of the Diocese, 2007 Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian)
- ^ Eglise.Orthodoxe.Grecque: Métropole Grec-Orthodoxe de France Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine(in French)
- ^ Éparchie de Notre-Dame-du-Liban de Paris des Maronites de France (in French)
- ^ Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (exarchate of the ecumenical patriarchate) website: Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Apostolic Exarchate of France
Sources
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cathedrals in France.
- List of Cathedrals in France by GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Mapping Gothic by Columbia University