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Name
Area (m2 )
Gross volume (m³)
Capacity
Built
City
Country
Denomination
Notes
Interior
Exterior
St. Peter's Basilica
15,160[2]
21,095[2]
1,600,000[3]
60,000 standing, or 20,000 seated[4] [5]
1506–1626
Vatican City
Vatican City
Catholic (Latin )
Largest church in the world [1]
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady Aparecida
12,000[6] [better source needed ]
18,331[7] [8]
1,200,000[9]
45,000 standing, or 30,000 seated [10] [11] [12]
1955–1980
Aparecida
Brazil
Catholic (Latin )
Largest cathedral in the world.[13]
Milan Cathedral
11,700[14] [15]
440,000[16]
40,000
1386–1965
Milan
Italy
Catholic (Latin )
Seville Cathedral
11,500[3]
23,500[17] [b]
500,000+
1401–1528
Seville
Spain
Catholic (Latin )
Largest cathedral in Europe and the largest Gothic religious building in the world. It was a mosque before being rebuilt as a Catholic cathedral.[18] [19]
Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
23,400[20] [b] [c]
20,000[23]
785–1607
Córdoba
Spain
Catholic (Latin )
Originally begun as a mosque in 785. Converted to a cathedral in 1236.[24] [25]
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
11,241[26]
480,000[27]
8,600
1892–present
New York City
United States
Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S. )
Unfinished.
Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń
10,090[citation needed ]
300,000[28]
1994–2004
Licheń Stary
Poland
Catholic (Latin )
9,240 m2 [28] or 10,090 m2
Liverpool Cathedral
9,687[29]
450,000 +
3,500
1904–1978
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Anglican (Church of England )
Basilica of the Holy Trinity
8,700[30]
130,000
9,000
2004–2007
Fátima
Portugal
Catholic (Latin )
Area given as 12,000m²[9]
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
8,515[citation needed ]
4th–5th century; rebuilt 1825–1929
Rome
Italy
Catholic (Latin )
Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar
8,318[31]
1681–1872
Zaragoza
Spain
Catholic (Latin )
Florence Cathedral
8,300[citation needed ]
1296–1436
Florence
Italy
Catholic (Latin )
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
8,167[citation needed ]
10,000
1974–1976
Mexico City
Mexico
Catholic (Latin )
Circular base of 102 m in diameter[32]
Cathedral of Our Lady
8,000[33]
1352–1521
Antwerp
Belgium
Catholic (Latin )
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
8,000[34]
20,000[34]
1964–1976
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Catholic (Latin )
Basilica of the Sacred Heart
8,000[citation needed ]
1905–1970
Koekelberg (Brussels )
Belgium
Catholic (Latin )
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
7,989
30,000[35]
18,000[36]
1985–1989
Yamoussoukro
Ivory Coast
Catholic (Latin )
The basilica proper is 7,989 m2 .[37] Exterior area includes rectory and villa.
Hagia Sophia
7,960[citation needed ]
255,800[38]
532–537
Istanbul
Turkey
Eastern Orthodox (Greek )
Byzantine church constructed in 537; converted to a mosque.
San Petronio Basilica
7,920[citation needed ]
258,000
28,000
1390–1479
Bologna
Italy
Catholic (Latin )
Cologne Cathedral
7,914[citation needed ]
407,000[39]
1248–1880
Cologne
Germany
Catholic (Latin )
St Paul's Cathedral
7,875[40]
1677–1708
London
United Kingdom
Anglican (Church of England )
Washington National Cathedral
7,712[41]
1907–1990
Washington, DC
United States
Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S. )
Amiens Cathedral
7,700[42]
200,000 (interior only)
1220–1270
Amiens
France
Catholic (Latin )
Gross volume slightly below 400,000[citation needed ]
Abbey of Santa Giustina
7,700[citation needed ]
1501–1606[43]
Padua
Italy
Catholic (Latin )
Cathedral of the Nativity
7,500[44]
135,000[45]
8,200
2017–2019
Cairo
Egypt
Oriental Orthodox (Coptic )
Largest Oriental Orthodox church in the world
Yoido Full Gospel
7,450 (estimated)
44,000+
12,000
1973
Seoul
South Korea
Protestant (Pentecostal )
Largest Pentecostal church
St. Vitus Cathedral
7,440[citation needed ]
1344–1929
Prague
Czech Republic
Catholic (Latin )
Basilica Natn. Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
7,097[46]
10,234
10,000
1920–2017
Washington, DC
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Interior area only for the upper church / upper floor.[46]
Cathedral of La Plata
6,968[citation needed ]
1884–1932
La Plata
Argentina
Catholic (Latin )
Largest church in Argentina[citation needed ]
Saint Joseph's Oratory
6,825[citation needed ]
1904–1967
Montreal
Canada
Catholic (Latin )
The largest church in Canada
Shrine of St. Paulina
6,740[47]
9,000[47]
6,000[48]
2003–2006
Nova Trento
Brazil
Catholic (Latin )
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
6,732[citation needed ]
1573–1813
Mexico City
Mexico
Catholic (Latin )
Chartres Cathedral
6,700[citation needed ]
10,875[citation needed ]
1145–1220
Chartres
France
Catholic (Latin )
Berlin Cathedral or Berliner Dom
6,270 [49]
2,000+
1451–1905
Berlin
Germany
Protestant (Lutheran )
116 meters high & 73 meters wide; city landmark.
Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota)
6,200 (estimated)[50]
1906–1915
St Paul, Minnesota
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
6,038[citation needed ]
1998–2002
Los Angeles
United States
Catholic (Latin )
De Hoeksteen
6,020[51]
43,300
2,531
2007–2008
Barneveld
Netherlands
Protestant (Calvinist )
People's Salvation Cathedral
6,000[52] [53]
323,000[54] [55] [56]
7,000
2010–present
Bucharest
Romania
Eastern Orthodox (Romanian )
Tallest and largest (by volume) Orthodox church building in the world.[57] [58]
Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church
6,000[citation needed ]
6,500
1991–2004
San Giovanni Rotondo
Italy
Catholic (Latin )
Vaulted church holding 6,500 seats[citation needed ]
Ulm Minster
5,950[citation needed ]
190,000
2,000
1377–1890
Ulm
Germany
Protestant (Lutheran )
Tallest church in the world[59]
York Minster
5,927[60]
1230–1472
York
United Kingdom
Anglican (Church of England)
Largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe.
Bourges Cathedral
5,900[citation needed ]
1195–1230
Bourges
France
Catholic (Latin )
Reims Cathedral
5,800[citation needed ]
6,650
1211–1275
Reims
France
Catholic (Latin )
The longest church in France at 149.17m[citation needed ]
São Paulo Cathedral
5,700[61]
8,000[62]
1913–1954
São Paulo
Brazil
Catholic (Latin )
Esztergom Basilica
5,660[citation needed ]
1822–1869
Esztergom
Hungary
Catholic (Latin )
Diocesan Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe
5,414.58[citation needed ]
1898–2008
Zamora, Michoacán
Mexico
Catholic (Latin )
Co-cathedral church of the diocese of Zamora.
Sagrada Familia
5,400[citation needed ]
9,000
1882–present
Barcelona
Spain
Catholic (Latin )
Unfinished; expected complete sometime after 2026.[63]
Strasbourg Cathedral
5,300[citation needed ]
6,044
1015–1439
Strasbourg
France
Catholic (Latin )
World's tallest building from 1647 to 1874[citation needed ]
Primate Cathedral of Bogotá
5,300[citation needed ]
1807–1823
Bogotá
Colombia
Catholic (Latin )
Palma Cathedral
5,200[citation needed ]
160,000 (interior)
1220–1346
Palma, Majorca
Spain
Catholic (Latin )
New Cathedral, Linz
5,170[citation needed ]
20,000[64]
1862–1924
Linz
Austria
Catholic (Latin )
Speyer Cathedral
5,038
1030–1103
Speyer
Germany
Catholic (Latin )
Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
Provo ward conference center
5,038[65]
2012
Provo, Utah
United States
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
[66]
Westminster Cathedral
5,017[citation needed ]
3,000
1895–1910
London
United Kingdom
Catholic (Latin )
Largest Roman Catholic Church in the UK.
Medak Cathedral
5,000[67]
1914–1926
Medak
India
Anglican (Church of South India )
Lincoln Cathedral
5,000 (estimated)[68]
1185–1311
Lincoln, England
United Kingdom
Anglican (Church of England )
St. Mary's Church
5,000[citation needed ]
155,000[69]
1343–1502
Gdańsk
Poland
Catholic (Latin )
Holy Trinity Cathedral
5,000[citation needed ]
137,000[citation needed ]
1995–2004
Tbilisi
Georgia
Eastern Orthodox (Georgian )
Winchester Cathedral
4,968[70]
1079–1525
Winchester
United Kingdom
Anglican (Church of England )
The longest Gothic cathedral in Europe[71]
Notre Dame de Paris
4,800[citation needed ]
5,500
9,000
1163–1345; 2019–present (reconstruction)
Paris
France
Catholic (Latin )
Roof and main spire destroyed by fire on 15 April 2019
Almudena Cathedral
4,800[citation needed ]
1883–1993
Madrid
Spain
Catholic (Latin )
It has a north–south orientation instead of east–west.
Dresden Cathedral
4,800[citation needed ]
1739–1755
Dresden
Germany
Catholic (Latin )
Largest church in all of Saxony[citation needed ]
Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux
4,500[citation needed ]
1929–1954
Lisieux
France
Catholic (Latin )
Basilica de San Martin de Tours (Taal)
4,320[72]
1856–1878
Taal , Batangas
Philippines
Catholic (Latin )
Largest Catholic church in Asia
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
4,273[73]
1083–1375
Ely
United Kingdom
Anglican (Church of England )
Frauenkirche
4,188[citation needed ]
185,000–190,000[74]
1468–1525
Munich
Germany
Catholic (Latin )
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
4,181[75]
2,000[75]
1898–1954
Newark, New Jersey
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Se Cathedral
4,180
1619–1640
Goa, India
India
Catholic (Latin )
St. Stephen's Basilica
4,147
1851–1906
Budapest
Hungary
Catholic (Latin )
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (St. Louis)
4,130[citation needed ]
1907–1914
St. Louis
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Mosaics 7,700 square meters[citation needed ]
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
4,000 +[76]
7,000
260,000
1818–1858
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Eastern Orthodox (Russian )
Built as a cathedral, now a museum
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
3,980[77]
6,829.3[77]
101,992[77]
9,500[77]
1839–1883
Moscow
Russia
Eastern Orthodox (Russian )
Rebuilt from 1995 to 2000
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Yerevan
3,822[citation needed ]
1997–2001
Yerevan
Armenia
Oriental Orthodox (Armenian )
Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral
3,820[citation needed ]
2015–2018
Raleigh
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Catedral Evangelica de Chile or Jotabeche Cathedral
3,714.91 [78] [79]
7,000[80] [81]
1967–1974
Santiago de Chile
Chile
Protestant (Pentecostal )
Largest capacity in Chile; national historic monument since 2013.[82] [78] [83] [84] [85]
Church of Saint Sava
3,650[86]
4,830[87]
170,000[88]
1935–1989
Belgrade
Serbia
Eastern Orthodox (Serbian )
Largest church in the Balkans[citation needed ]
Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine
3,512[89]
1,859
2021–2022
Oklahoma City
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Uppsala Cathedral
3,439[90]
4,077[90]
50,000 excluding towers[90]
2,200[90]
1273-1435
Uppsala
Sweden
Church of Sweden
Largest Cathedral in northern Europe. Height 118,7m, Length 118,95 m.[91]
Yeonmudae Catholic Church
3,360[citation needed ]
2008–2009
Korea Army Training Center
South Korea
Catholic (Latin )
The largest church in East Asia[citation needed ]
Grace Cathedral
3,357[92]
1910–1964
San Francisco
United States
Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S. )
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Lewiston, Maine)
3,264
2,200
1906–1936
Lewiston, Maine
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Largest church in the State of Maine, still serves mass in French.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
3,170[93]
86,000[94]
1882–1912
Sofia
Bulgaria
Eastern Orthodox (Bulgaria )
Christ Cathedral
3,030[95]
1977–1980
Garden Grove, California
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Formerly known as the Crystal Cathedral. Consecrated as the Christ Cathedral[96]
Westminster Abbey
2,972[97]
2,200[98]
960–c. 18 cent.
London
United Kingdom
Anglican (Church of England )
Sümi Baptist Church, Zünheboto
2,885
8,500
2007–2017
Zunheboto , Nagaland
India
Protestant (Baptist )
St Andrew's Cathedral, Patras
2,600[99]
1908–1974
Patras
Greece
Eastern Orthodox (Greek )
1,900 m2 on the ground floor and additionally 700 m2 on the first level (used as a gynaeconitis)
St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan)
2,500[100] [101]
2,400[102]
1858–1878
New York City , New York
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Beomeo Cathedral
2,463[citation needed ]
2013–2016
Daegu
South Korea
Catholic (Latin )
Helsinki Cathedral
2,400
1,300
1869–1887
Helsinki
Finland
Protestant (Lutheran )
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe)
2,322[citation needed ]
1869–1887
Santa Fe, New Mexico
United States
Catholic (Latin )
Our Lady of Dolours Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica
2,300[citation needed ]
1929–2005
Thrissur
India
Catholic (Syro-Malabar )
It has the third tallest tower in Asia[citation needed ]
St. John's Church, Seongnam
2,260[citation needed ]
1994–2002
Seongnam
South Korea
Catholic (Latin )
Until 2009, largest church in East Asia[citation needed ]
Basilica of St. John the Baptist
2,135[citation needed ]
64,040[103]
1839–1855
St. John's
Canada
Catholic (Latin )
St. Joseph Cathedral
2,125
1941
San Diego
United States
Catholic (Latin )
See also[edit ]
^ The Hagia Sophia was constructed in 360 and operated as a church until 1453 when it was converted into a mosque. In 1935 the Hagia Sophia was reconstituted as a museum open to the public. After this decision was annulled in 2020, the status of the Hagia Sophia reverted to that of a mosque.
^ Jump up to: a b The external floor area also includes the courtyards.
^ Estimates sometimes vary from source to source, from 22,250 square metres[21] to 24,000 square metres.[22]
References[edit ]
^ Jump up to: a b "St. Peter's Basilica (Basilica di San Pietro) in Rome, Italy" . reidsitaly.com . Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ Jump up to: a b "Rome day 3" . ar-tour.com . Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ Jump up to: a b Smil, Vaclav (2019). Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities . MIT Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-262-53968-5 .
^ "Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: History, Architecture" . www.visual-arts-cork.com . Retrieved 14 May 2019.
^ "Take Amazing 360° Tour of St. Peter's in Vatican City From Your Chair" . National Geographic. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "Top 10 Largest Churches in the World" . The Mysterious World . 26 Novembe