List of cathedrals in Portugal

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A cathedral is a church with a bishopric. It is the main church of a diocese (ecclesiastical administrative district). If a diocese has several possible episcopal churches, these are called concathedrals. The Portuguese cathedrals listed here are all Roman Catholic .

Existing cathedrals

city cathedral Diocese Construction data particularities image
Angra do Heroísmo (Azores) Sé Catedral Angra 1570-1618 UNESCO World Heritage Site Igr se angra 1.jpg
Aveiro Sé Catedral de S. Domingos Aveiro 15th century; Cathedral from 1938 Catedral da Sao Domingos Aveiro.jpg
Be yes Sé Catedral Be yes End of the 16th century; Cathedral from 1925 Sé Catedral (5009377371) .jpg
Braga Sé Catedral de Santa Maria Braga 12-16 Century Basilica minor Sé de Braga - Portugal (3655525538) .jpg
Bragança Nova Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha Bragança-Miranda 1981-2001 007473 - Braganza (8750774455) .jpg
Coimbra Sé Nova de Santíssimo Nome de Jesus Coimbra 17th century Catedral Nueva, Coímbra, Portugal, 2012-05-10, DD 01.JPG
Évora Sé Catedral de Santa Maria da Assunção Évora from 1186, inauguration 1204 Basilica minor , UNESCO World Heritage Site Sé (43184270395) .jpg
Faro Sé Catedral Faro 13-17 Century Faro-Cathedral-1-bis.jpg
Funchal (Madeira) Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção Funchal 1500-1518; Cathedral since 1514 Catedral, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-29, DD 34.jpg
Guarda Sé Catedral de Guarda Guarda 14.-16. Century A view over the cathedral (33583837563) .jpg
Lamego Sé Catedral de Lamego Lamego 12-16 Century Lamego, Sé-PM 33447.jpg
Leiria Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Leiria-Fátima 1557-1574 Sé de Leiria (41219671142) .jpg
Lisbon Sé Patriarcal de Santa Maria Maior Lisbon 12th century Lizbona D11-32.jpg
Portalegre Sé Catedral de Portalegre Portalegre-Castelo Branco 16th century Férias 2014-09-08 003 (15249433542) .jpg
postage Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção postage 12-18 Century UNESCO World Heritage Site Se-Catedral-Exterior (4), Sé do Porto, 2004.png
Santarém Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Santarém 17th century; Cathedral since 1975 Sé Santarém May 2015-13a.jpg
Setubal Sé Catedral de Santa Marta da Graça Setubal 2nd half of the 16th century; Cathedral since 1975 Setúbal Cathedral (31483509514) .jpg
Viana do Castelo Sé Catedral de Santa Maria Maior Viana do Castelo 15./16. Century; Cathedral since 1977 Viana do Castelo - panoramio (59) (cropped) .jpg
Vila Real Sé Catedral Vila Real 15./16. Century; Cathedral since 1977 Vila Real - Portugal (184305880) .jpg
Viseu Sé de Viseu Viseu 13-16 Century 1 Sé de Viseu IMG 9375.jpg

Concathedrals

city cathedral Diocese Construction data image
Castelo Branco Sé Concatedral de São Miguel Arcanjo Portalegre-Castelo Branco Late 17th century; Cathedral from 1771 to 1881 Castelo Branco April 2015-14.jpg
Miranda do Douro Sé Santa Maria Bragança-Miranda 2nd half of the 16th century; Cathedral from 1545, co-cathedral since 1770 Igreja Matriz de Miranda do Douro.jpg

Former cathedrals

city cathedral Diocese Construction data image
Bragança Sé Velha Bragança-Miranda approx. 1530–1550, cathedral until 1770 Bragança63.jpg
Coimbra Sé Velha Coimbra Mid-12th century, cathedral until 1772 Coimbra Old Cathedral - Sé Velha de Coimbra.jpg
Elvas Sé Catedral Nossa Senhora d'Assunção Évora 1517–1537, cathedral until 1881 Elvas-Nª Sª Asunción 02.jpg
Silves Sé Catedral de Silves Faro 12th, 13th and 18th centuries, cathedral until 1577 Catedral de Silves.JPG

See also