List of cathedrals in France

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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 Abbey
Cathédrale 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 Centre
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
Center
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

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims".
  5. ^ part of the portal was removed to Saint-Omer Cathedral, where only a large statue of Christ now remains of it
  6. ^ Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (exarchate of the ecumenical patriarchate) website: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas
  7. ^ Eglise-Armenienne.com: history of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Paris Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  8. ^ Eglise-Apostolique-Armenienne.com: creation of the Diocese, 2007 Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  9. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian)
  10. ^ Eglise.Orthodoxe.Grecque: Métropole Grec-Orthodoxe de France Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine(in French)
  11. ^ Éparchie de Notre-Dame-du-Liban de Paris des Maronites de France (in French)
  12. ^ Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (exarchate of the ecumenical patriarchate) website: Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky
  13. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Apostolic Exarchate of France

Sources