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.

This is a list of cathedrals in Australia.

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

The following Anglican cathedrals are located in Australia:

CathedralCityState/TerritoryImageCoordinates
St Peter's CathedralAdelaideSouth Australia34°54′46″S 138°35′53″E
St Peter's CathedralArmidaleNew South Wales30°30′55″S 151°39′55″E
Cathedral of Christ the KingBallaratVictoria37°33′49″S 143°51′29″E
All Saints' CathedralBathurstNew South Wales33°25′03″S 149°34′48″E
St Paul's CathedralBendigoVictoria36°45′44″S 144°16′58″E
St John's CathedralBrisbaneQueensland27°27′50″S 153°01′48″E
St Boniface's CathedralBunburyWestern Australia33°19′53″S 115°38′15″E
Christ Church CathedralDarwinNorthern Territory12°27′57″S 130°50′43″E
Cathedral of the Holy CrossGeraldtonWestern Australia28°46′44″S 114°36′53″E
St Saviour's CathedralGoulburnNew South Wales34°45′11″S 149°42′57″E
Christ Church CathedralGraftonNew South Wales29°41′35″S 152°56′05″E
St David's CathedralHobartTasmania42°53′01″S 147°19′43″E
Christ Church CathedralNewcastleNew South Wales32°55′44″S 151°46′50″E
Cathedral Church of St Alban the MartyrGriffith[1]New South Wales34°17′03″S 146°02′33″E
St Paul's CathedralMelbourneVictoria37°49′01″S 144°58′03″E
St John the Baptist CathedralMurray BridgeSouth Australia35°07′10″S 139°16′22″E
St John's Pro-CathedralParramattaNew South Wales33°48′57″S 151°00′10″E
St George's CathedralPerthWestern Australia31°57′21″S 115°51′40″E
Ss Peter & Paul's CathedralPort PirieSouth Australia33°10′32″S 138°00′29″E
St Paul's CathedralRockhamptonQueensland23°22′55″S 150°30′45″E
St Paul's CathedralSaleVictoria38°06′24″S 147°04′18″E
St Andrew's CathedralSydneyNew South Wales33°52′26″S 151°12′23″E
St James CathedralTownsvilleQueensland19°15′20″S 146°49′00″E
Holy Trinity CathedralWangarattaVictoria36°21′18″S 146°19′16″E
St Michael's Pro-CathedralWollongongNew South Wales34°25′25″S 150°53′44″E

Former cathedrals

CathedralCityState/TerritoryImageCoordinates
St James Old CathedralMelbourneVictoria37°42′26″S 144°56′17.9″E
All Souls and St Bartholomew's Cathedral ChurchThursday Island10°34′44″S 142°13′12″E

Assyrian

The following Assyrian Church of the East and Ancient Church of the East cathedrals are located in Australia:

CathedralCity/SuburbStateImageCoordinatesNotes
Assyrian Church of the East, Cathedral of St Hurmizd Greenfield ParkNew South Wales33°52′18″S 150°53′28″E
Ancient Church of the East, Cathedral of St Zaia Middleton GrangeNew South Wales33°54′47″S 150°50′28″E

Catholic

Latin Rite

The following Latin Rite cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Australia are located in Australia:[2]

CathedralCityState/TerritoryImageCoordinates
St Francis Xavier's CathedralAdelaideSouth Australia34°55′44″S 138°36′05″E
St Mary and St Joseph's CathedralArmidaleNew South Wales28°46′38″S 114°36′43″E
St Patrick's CathedralBallaratVictoria37°33′45″S 143°51′09″E
Ss Michael & John's CathedralBathurstNew South Wales33°25′12″S 149°34′38″E
Sacred Heart CathedralBendigoVictoria36°45′36″S 144°16′26″E
St Stephen's CathedralBrisbaneQueensland27°28′09″S 153°01′44″E
Sacred Heart CathedralBroken HillNew South Wales31°57′12″S 141°27′33″E
Our Lady Queen of Peace CathedralBroomeWestern Australia17°57′35″S 122°14′19″E
St Patrick's CathedralBunburyWestern Australia33°19′53″S 115°38′16″E
St Monica's War Memorial CathedralCairnsQueensland16°55′02″S 145°46′21″E
St Christopher's CathedralCanberraAustralian Capital Territory35°19′08″S 149°07′57″E
St Mary's Star of the Sea CathedralDarwinNorthern Territory12°27′33″S 130°50′18″E
St Francis Xavier's CathedralGeraldtonWestern Australia28°46′39″S 114°36′43″E
St Mary's CathedralHobartTasmania42°52′52″S 147°19′09″E
St Carthage's CathedralLismoreNew South Wales28°48′16″S 153°17′01″E
St Patrick's CathedralMelbourneVictoria37°48′37″S 144°58′35″E
Sacred Heart CathedralNewcastleNew South Wales32°55′25″S 151°45′15″E
St Patrick's CathedralParramattaNew South Wales33°48′31″S 151°00′13″E
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MaryPerthWestern Australia31°57′20″S 115°52′00″E
Principal Church of St Ninian & St ChadPerthWestern Australia31°56′06″S 115°54′11″E
St Mark's CathedralPort PirieSouth Australia33°10′45″S 138°00′30″E
St Josephs CathedralRockhamptonQueensland23°23′09″S 150°30′24″E
St Mary's CathedralSaleVictoria38°06′41″S 147°03′44″E
St Mary's CathedralSydneyNew South Wales33°52′16″S 151°12′48″E
St Patrick's CathedralToowoombaQueensland27°34′10″S 151°57′13″E
Sacred Heart CathedralTownsvilleQueensland19°15′32″S 146°48′42″E
St Michael's CathedralWagga WaggaNew South Wales35°06′24″S 147°22′24″E
Cathedral of Our Lady of the RosaryWaitaraNew South Wales33°42′50″S 151°06′16″E
St Francis Xavier's CathedralWollongongNew South Wales34°25′33″S 150°54′07″E
St John Vianney Co-CathedralFairy Meadow
(co-cathedral with St Francis Xavier, Wollongong)
New South Wales34°23′52″S 150°53′30″E

Former and never completed Latin Rite cathedrals

CathedralCityStateImageCoordinatesNotes
Holy Name CathedralBrisbaneQueensland27°27′48.36″S 153°1′44.55″Enever completed
Ss Peter & Paul's Old CathedralGoulburnNew South Wales34°45′20″S 149°42′54″E
Most Holy TrinityNew NorciaWestern Australia30°58′14″S 116°12′49″EFormer abbatial cathedral
Corpus Christi CathedralSt IvesNew South Wales33°43′41″S 151°09′57″E
St Mary's CathedralSouth BunburyWestern Australia33°20′32″S 115°38′38″E

Eastern Rites

The following Eastern Rite Catholic cathedrals are located in Australia:

CathedralCityStateImageCoordinatesNotes
St Maroun's CathedralRedfernNew South Wales33°53′34″S 151°12′26″EMaronite Rite
St Michael's CathedralDarlingtonNew South Wales33°53′36″S 151°11′20″EMelkite Greek[3]
St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic ChurchBossley ParkNew South Wales33°51′25″S 150°53′05″EChaldean Catholic
Ss Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic CathedralNorth MelbourneVictoria37°47′47″S 144°56′39″EUkrainian Rite

Eastern Orthodox

The following Eastern Orthodox cathedrals are located in Australia:

CathedralCity/SuburbStateImageCoordinatesNotes
St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral Brisbane Queensland 27.484°S 153.0345°E / -27.484; 153.0345 Russian Orthodox
St George CathedralCabramattaNew South Wales33.898429°S 150.924960°E / -33.898429; 150.924960 (St George's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Cabramatta)Serbian Orthodox[4][5]
Cathedral of the AnnunciationRedfernNew South Wales33°53′20″S 151°12′09″EGreek Orthodox, Patriarchate of Constantinople[6]
St George CathedralRedfernNew South Wales33°53′31″S 151°12′32″EGreek Orthodox, Patriarchate of Antioch[7]
Ss Peter & Paul CathedralStrathfieldNew South Wales33°52′30″S 151°05′20″ERussian Orthodox[8]

Oriental Orthodox

The following Oriental Orthodox cathedrals are located in Australia:

CathedralCityStateImageCoordinatesNotes
St Mary & Mina's Coptic Orthodox CathedralBexleyNew South Wales33.945872°S 151.127226°E / -33.945872; 151.127226 (SS Mary & Mina's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Bexley)[9]
St Thomas Indian Orthodox CathedralSydneyNew South Wales33°57′22″S 150°56′43″E[10]

See also

Sources

  • List of cathedrals in Australia by Giga-Catholic Information[11]
  • The Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia 2005/2006. published with the authority of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, by the National Council of Priests of Australia, McPherson's Printing Group, Maryborough, Victoria. 1977. ISSN 1321-4764.
  • O'Farrell, Patrick (1977). The Catholic Church and Community in Australia. Thomas Nelson (Australia), West Melbourne.

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