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 cathedrals (seats of bishops). Almost all cathedrals in France are 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
[edit]Cathedral | Archdiocese or Diocese |
Location | Dedication | Notes | Image |
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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 | Blessed Virgin Mary and 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 | Our Lady of Grace and the Holy Sepulchre | cathedral (from 1801), former abbey church, minor basilica | |
Old Cambrai Cathedral Vieille Cathédrale de Cambrai |
Cambrai | Cambrai | Our Lady of Grace and the 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 Peter; 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 Peter and 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 | Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; 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 | |
Saint-Denis Cathedral, also known as 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 | |
Saint-Lizier Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Saint-Lizier and Cathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier |
Pamiers | Saint-Lizier | Blessed Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède); 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 | Blessed Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède) or 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 Peter and 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 Peter and 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
[edit]Cathedrals in overseas departments, territories and collectivities
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cathedrals in France.
- List of Cathedrals in France by GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Mapping Gothic by Columbia University