List of cathedrals in Australia

This is a list of cathedrals in Australia.

A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship which is the principal or "mother" church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However, in common use, the term "cathedral" is often used for notable churches which were formerly part of an episcopal denomination.

It is a common misconception that "cathedral" may be applied to any particularly large or grand church. Whilst many cathedrals may be such, this is due to their ecclesiastical status. Such a church is usually grand because it is a cathedral, rather than it being designated a cathedral because of its grandeur. A cathedral may in fact be a relatively small building, particularly in sparser or poorer communities. Modern cathedrals frequently lack the grandeur of those of former times, having more focus on the functional aspects of a place of worship.

Some cathedrals were purpose-built, whilst others were formerly parochial (parish) churches which were subsequently promoted in status due to ecclesiastical requirements such as periodic diocesan reorganisation.

In this list the cathedrals are presented alphabetically by denomination. A list of former and never completed cathedrals is also included.

Anglican

Anglican cathedrals in Australia:

Cathedral	Image	Location
St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide	100px
St Peter's Cathedral, Armidale
Cathedral of Christ the King, Ballarat	100px
All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst	100px
St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo	100px
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane	100px
St Boniface's Cathedral, Bunbury
Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin	100px
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton	100px
St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn	100px
Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton
St David's Cathedral, Hobart
Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle	100px
Cathedral Church of St Alban the Martyr, Griffith	100px
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne	100px
St John the Baptist Cathedral, Murray Bridge	100px
St John's Pro-Cathedral, Parramatta	100px
St George's Cathedral, Perth	100px
Ss Peter & Paul's Cathedral, Port Pirie
St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton
St Paul's Cathedral, Sale	100px
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney	100px
St James Cathedral, Townsville	100px
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta	100px
St Michael's Pro-Cathedral, Wollongong	100px

Former cathedrals

Cathedral	Image	Location
St James Old Cathedral, Melbourne	100px
All Souls and St Bartholomew's Cathedral Church, Thursday Island

Eastern Orthodox

Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Australia:

Cathedral	Image	Location
St George Cathedral, Cabramatta (Serbian Orthodox)
Assyrian Church of the East, Cathedral of St Hourmizd, Greenfield Park
Ancient Church of the East, Cathedral of St Zaia, Middleton Grange
Cathedral of the Holy Annunciation, Redfern (Greek Orthodox, Patriarchate of Constantinople)
St George Cathedral, Redfern (Greek Orthodox, Patriarchate of Antioch)
Ss Peter & Paul Cathedral, Strathfield (Russian Orthodox)

Oriental Orthodox

Oriental Orthodox cathedrals in Australia:

Cathedral	Image	Location
Ss Mary & Mina's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Bexley, New South Wales, Australia
St Thomas Indian Orthodox Cathedral, Sydney, Australia	100px

Roman Catholic

Latin Rite

Latin Rite cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia:

Cathedral	Image	Location
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide	100px
St Mary and St Joseph’s Cathedral, Armidale
St Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat	100px
Ss Michael & John’s Cathedral, Bathurst	100px
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo
St Stephen’s Cathedral, Brisbane	100px
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Broken Hill	100px
Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome
St Patrick's Cathedral, Bunbury	100px
St Monica’s Cathedral, Cairns	100px
St Christopher's Cathedral, Canberra	100px
St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin	100px
St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, Geraldton	100px
St Mary’s Cathedral, Hobart
St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore
St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne	100px
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle	100px
St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta	100px
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Perth	100px
Principal Church of St Ninian & St Chad, Perth
St Mark's Cathedral, Port Pirie	100px
Cathedral of St Joseph, Rockhampton
St Mary's Cathedral, Sale	100px
St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney	100px
St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba	100px
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville	100px
St Michael's Cathedral, Wagga Wagga	100px
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Waitara	100px
St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, Wollongong	100px
[[St John Vianney Co-Cathedral, Fairy Meadow (co-cathedral with St Francis Xavier, Wollongong)]]	100px

Former and never completed Latin Rite cathedrals

Cathedral	Image	Location
Holy Name Cathedral, Brisbane (never completed)	100px
Ss Peter & Paul's Old Cathedral, Goulburn	100px
Most Holy Trinity former abbatial cathedral, New Norcia
Corpus Christi Cathedral, St Ives
St Mary's Cathedral, South Bunbury

Eastern Rite

Eastern Rite cathedrals in Australia:

Cathedral	Image	Location
St Maroun's Cathedral, Redfern (Maronite Rite)	100px
St Michael's Cathedral, Darlington (Melkite Greek)
St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Church, Bossley Park (Chaldean Catholic)
Ss Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, North Melbourne (Ukrainian Rite)	100px

See also

• List of cathedrals

Sources

• List of cathedrals in Australia by Giga-Catholic Information