List of cathedrals in Spain

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A cathedral is a Catholic church that serves as a seat and chair ( kathedra ) for the bishop of a diocese . It is the main church of a diocese.

Cathedrals are an important part of Spain's cultural heritage and have far-reaching historical, religious and architectural significance. The Spanish National Plan for Cathedrals ( Plan de Catedrales ) lists ninety-one churches, including cathedrals, concathedrals , former cathedrals and the Sagrada Família basilica .

Cathedrals are naturally large and have been built with great expenditure of material and labor. As a rule, the construction activity for each building extended over several centuries, so that the result is a mixture of several epochs and styles. The buildings are administered by the cathedral chapter and financed by the diocese, although often the bishop himself, the king or believers donated money for the completion of a cathedral structure. This has resulted in the largest and most beautiful cathedrals in the most important and richest cities of the time.

Construction always started at the apse ; then an altar was consecrated to be able to celebrate Holy Mass . Then the transept and the nave were completed. The architectural styles of Baroque and Classicism found their way into later construction work : the architects, whose task it was to ensure a certain uniformity of the building, often had to build completely new rooms or facades in order to gain some artistic freedom.

Visigoth Empire

The Christianity reached into Hispania early Foot: already one of Paul's letters mention the desire of St. Paul preaching in Hispania. Around the year 300 the church was already firmly organized, as the implementation of the Synod of Elvira (around 306) shows. Later, the conquests of the Visigoths were to force Arianism and the doctrine of the Trinity to coexist, which was valid until the Councils of Toledo and the conversion of King Rekkared I to Catholicism in 587.

During this entire time the necessary church infrastructure was created, especially churches and cathedrals ; of the buildings of that time, however, only remains and rubble have survived, as the building materials were later used for other church buildings and mosques . Examples of structures that were built from this structure are the Romanesque cathedral of Barcelona and the Mezquita of Córdoba . Even the Cathedral of Palencia traces its origins back to the Crypt of San Antolín, which was built in the second half of the 7th century.

Cathedrals

city cathedral province Diocese Construction data particularities Left
Albacete Catedral de San Juan Bautista Castile-La Mancha Albacete (Archdiocese of Toledo) 1515-1949 Spanish Wikipedia English Wikipedia
Albarracín Catedral de Santa María y Santiago Aragon Teruel y Albarracín (Archdiocese of Saragossa)
Alcalá de Henares Catedral-Magistral de los Santos Niños Justo y Pastor Madrid Alcalá de Henares (Archdiocese of Madrid) 1436-1517 UNESCO World Heritage Site Spanish Wikipedia
Almeria Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Andalusia Almería (Archdiocese of Granada) 1524-1562 Spanish Wikipedia
Astorga Catedral de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora Castile and León Astorga (Archdiocese of Oviedo) 1471 to 18th century Spanish Wikipedia , French Wikipedia
Ávila Catedral de El Salvador Castile and León Ávila (Archdiocese of Valladolid) 11th to 15th century UNESCO World Heritage Site
Badajoz Catedral de Santa María del Castillo Extremadura Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz 1230-1579 Spanish Wikipedia
Baeza Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen Andalusia Jaén (Archdiocese of Granada)
Barbastro Catedral de La Asunción Aragon Barbastro-Monzón ( Archdiocese of Saragossa ) 1517-1533 Spanish Wikipedia
Barcelona Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia Catalonia Archdiocese of Barcelona 1298-1420 basilica
Bilbao Catedral de Santiago Apóstol Basque Country Bilbao (Archdiocese of Burgos) 1397 until 16./19. Century basilica
Burgo de Osma Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción Castile and León Osma-Soria (Archdiocese of Burgos) 1232-1784 Spanish Wikipedia
Burgos Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María Castile and León Archdiocese of Burgos 1221-1260 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cadiz Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción Andalusia Cádiz y Ceuta (Archdiocese of Seville) 1722-1838 Spanish Wikipedia
Calahorra Catedral de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora La Rioja Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela) from 1484 Spanish Wikipedia
Cartagena Catedral de Santa María la Mayor Murcia Cartagena (Archdiocese of Granada) 13th to 19th century Spanish Wikipedia
Ceuta Catedral de la Asunción Autonomous Region of Ceuta Cádiz y Ceuta (Archdiocese of Seville) Spanish Wikipedia
Ciutadella de Menorca Catedral de Santa Maria Balearic Islands Menorca (Archdiocese of Valencia) 1300-1365 basilica
Ciudad Real Catedral de Santa María del Prado Castile-La Mancha Ciudad Real (Archdiocese of Toledo) basilica
Ciudad Rodrigo Catedral de Santa María Castile and León Ciudad Rodrigo (Archdiocese of Valladolid) 12th to 14th century Spanish Wikipedia
Cordoba Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Mezquita) Andalusia Cordoba (Archdiocese of Seville) 784 to the 16th century built as a mosque, converted into a church in 1236 and consecrated as a cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Coria Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción Extremadura Coria-Cáceres (Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz) 1498-1748 Spanish Wikipedia
Cuenca Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Gracia Castile-La Mancha Cuenca (Archdiocese of Toledo) 1196-1257 UNESCO World Heritage Site Spanish Wikipedia
Donostia-San Sebastian Catedral de El Buen Pastor Basque Country San Sebastián (Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela) 1889-1897 Spanish Wikipedia
Getafe Cathedral of Santa María Magdalena Madrid Getafe (Archdiocese of Madrid) 14th century to 1770 Spanish Wikipedia Official Website
Girona Catedral de Santa Maria Mare de Déu Catalonia Girona (Archdiocese of Tarragona) 11th to 18th century
Granada Cathedral de Santa María de la Encarnación Andalusia Archdiocese of Granada 1529-1537
Guadix Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación Andalusia Guadix (Archdiocese of Granada) 16th to 18th century Spanish Wikipedia
Huelva Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Merced Andalusia Huelva (Archdiocese of Seville) 1605-1954 Spanish Wikipedia
Huesca Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Montserrat Aragon Huesca (Archdiocese of Saragossa) 1294 to the 16th century Spanish Wikipedia
Ibiza Catedral de Santa María de Ibiza Balearic Islands Ibiza (Archdiocese of Valencia) UNESCO World Heritage Site
Jaca Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol Aragon Jaca (Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela) 1077-1130 UNESCO World Heritage Site Spanish Wikipedia Cathedral on the pages of the city of Jaca
Jaén Catedral de la Asunción de María Andalusia Jaén (Archdiocese of Granada) 1249-1724 Spanish Wikipedia English Wikipedia
Jerez de la Frontera Catedral de Nuestro Senor San Salvador Andalusia Asidonia-Jerez (Archdiocese of Seville) 17th century to 1980 Spanish Wikipedia
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Catedral de Santa Ana Islas Canarias Canary Islands (Archdiocese of Seville) 16th century basilica
Leon Catedral de Santa María del Camino Castile and León León (Archdiocese of Oviedo) 1205-1301
Lleida Catedral de Santa Maria de la Seu Vella Catalonia Lleida (Archdiocese of Tarragona) 1203-1278 Catalan Wikipedia Spanish Wikipedia English Wikipedia
Lugo Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen Galicia Lugo (Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela) 1129-1273 basilica
Madrid Catedral de las Fuerzas Armadas Madrid Military diocese
Madrid Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena Madrid Archdiocese of Madrid 1883-1993
Málaga Catedral de la Virgen de la Encarnación Andalusia Málaga (Archdiocese of Granada) 1528-1782 basilica
Mondoñedo Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción Galicia Mondoñedo-Ferrol (Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela) 1219-1243 basilica
Orense Catedral San Martín Galicia Orense (Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela) 1160-1188
Orihuela Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María Valencia Orihuela-Alicante (Archdiocese of Valencia) 13th to 16th century Spanish Wikipedia
Oviedo Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador Asturias Archdiocese of Oviedo 13th to 16th century basilica
Palencia Catedral de San Juan Bautista Castile and León Palencia (Archdiocese of Burgos) 11th to 16th century Spanish Wikipedia
Palma Catedral de Santa Maria de Palma Balearic Islands Mallorca (Archdiocese of Valencia) 1229-1346 basilica
Pamplona Catedral de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora Navarre Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela 1391-1501
Plasencia Catedral de Santa María (new cathedral, Gothic) Extremadura Plasencia (Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz) 1498 to 18th century Spanish Wikipedia The Cathedrals Plasencias
Plasencia Catedral Vieja Románica de San Pablo (old cathedral, Romanesque) Extremadura Plasencia (Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz) 13th century Spanish Wikipedia The Cathedrals Plasencias
Salamanca Catedral Nueva de Santa María del Asedio (New Cathedral) Castile and León Salamanca (Archdiocese of Valladolid) 1513-1733 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Salamanca Catedral Vieja de Santa María del Asedio (Old Cathedral) Castile and León Salamanca (Archdiocese of Valladolid) 12th to 14th century Basilica and UNESCO World Heritage Site
San Cristóbal de La Laguna Catedral de San Cristóbal Canary Islands San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Archdiocese of Seville) 1904-1915 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Santander Catedral de Santa María y Santos Martires Emeterio y Celedonio Cantabria Santander (Archdiocese of Oviedo) 13th to 17th century eternal basilica
Sant Feliu de Llobregat Catedral de Sant Llorenç Catalonia Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Archdiocese of Barcelona)
Santiago de Compostela Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Compostela Galicia Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela 1075-1211 eternal basilica and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Santo Domingo de la Calzada Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María La Rioja Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela) 12th to 18th century Spanish Wikipedia
Zaragoza Catedral de El Salvador de la Seo Aragon Archdiocese of Saragossa 1119-1704 UNESCO World Heritage Site Spanish Wikipedia English Wikipedia Official website
Zaragoza Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar Aragon Archdiocese of Saragossa 1681-1961 basilica
Segorbe Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen Valencia Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana (Archdiocese of Valencia) 13th century to 1534 basilica Spanish Wikipedia
Segovia Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen Castile and León Segovia (Archdiocese of Valladolid) 1525-1577 UNESCO World Heritage Site
La Seu d'Urgell Catedral de Santa Maria d'Urgell Catalonia Urgell (Archdiocese of Tarragona) from 1110 basilica
Seville Catedral de Santa María de la Sede Aragon Archdiocese of Seville 1401-1507 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sigüenza Catedral de La Asunción Castile-La Mancha Sigüenza-Guadalajara (Archdiocese of Toledo) 1114-1326 basilica Spanish Wikipedia
Solsona Catedral de Santa Maria Catalonia Solsona (Archdiocese of Tarragona) 1299-1630 basilica
Tarazona Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Huerta Aragon Tarazona (Archdiocese of Saragossa) 1162-1232
Tarragona Catedral de Santa Maria Catalonia Archdiocese of Tarragona 1170-1331 basilica Catalan Wikipedia Spanish Wikipedia Diocese of Tarragona
Terrassa Catedral del Sant Esperit Catalonia Terrassa (Archdiocese of Barcelona) 1574-1616 basilica
Teruel Catedral de San Pedro Aragon Teruel y Albarracín (Archdiocese of Saragossa) 1171-1587 Spanish Wikipedia
Toledo Catedral Primada de Santa María de la Asunción Castile-La Mancha Archdiocese of Toledo 1226-1493 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tortosa Catedral de Santa Maria Catalonia Tortosa (Archdiocese of Tarragona) 1347-1597 basilica Catalan Wikipedia Spanish Wikipedia
Tui Catedral Santa María Galicia Tui-Vigo (Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela) 1120-1225
Valencia Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Maria Valencia Archdiocese of Valencia 13th to 15th century basilica
Valladolid Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Virgen de San Lorenzo Castile and León Archdiocese of Valladolid from 1589 Spanish Wikipedia English Wikipedia

Official website

Vic Catedral de San Pere Apòstol Catalonia Vic (Archdiocese of Tarragona) 1781-1803 basilica
Vitoria-Gasteiz Catedral de Santa María Imaculada Basque Country Vitoria (Archdiocese of Burgos) 1907-1969 Spanish Wikipedia
Zamora Cathedral of Santa María Magdalena Castile and León Zamora (Archdiocese of Valladolid) 1140-1170 Spanish Wikipedia English Wikipedia

  • Albacete

  • Astorga

  • Ávila

  • Barcelona

  • Bilbao

  • Burgo de Osma

  • Burgos

  • Burgos

  • Burgos - main altar

  • Cadiz

  • Calahorra

  • Ciduadella de Menorca

  • Ciudad Rodrigo

  • Cordoba

  • Cordoba

  • Cordoba

  • Cordoba

  • Cuenca

  • Donostia-San Sebastian

  • Girona

  • Granada - organ

  • Guadix

  • Huesca

  • Jaca

  • Jaén

  • Jerez de la Frontera

  • Leon

  • Lleida

  • Lugo

  • Madrid - Almudena Cathedral

  • Mondonedo

  • Orense

  • Oviedo

  • Palencia

  • Palma de Mallorca

  • Palma de Mallorca

  • Palma de Mallorca

  • Palma de Mallorca

  • Salamanca - New Cathedral

  • Santander

  • Santiago de Compostela

  • Santiago de Compostela

  • Santiago de Compostela

  • Santo Domingo de la Calzada

  • Zaragoza - La Seo Cathedral

  • Zaragoza - El Pilar Cathedral

  • Segovia

  • Segovia

  • Seville

  • Sigüenza

  • Solsona

  • Tarragona

  • Teruel

  • Toledo

  • Tortosa

  • Tui / Tuy

  • Valencia

  • Valladolid

  • Vic

  • Vitoria

Concathedrals

city cathedral province Diocese Construction data Left
Alicante Concatedral San Nicolás Valencia Orihuela-Alicante
Baza Concatedral de Nuestra Senora Santa María de la Encarnación Andalusia Guadix
Cáceres Concatedral Santa María Extremadura Coria-Cáceres
Castellón de la Plana Santa María Co-cathedral Valencia Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana 1949-1999
Ferrol San Martino Concatedral Galicia Mondoñedo-Ferrol Diocese of Mondoñedo – Ferrol
Guadalajara Concatedral Santa María la Fuente Mayor de la Salud Castile-La Mancha Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Logroño Concatedral Santa María de la Redonda La Rioja Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Merida Concatedral Santa María del Castillo Extremadura Merida-Badajoz 1230-1579 Spanish Wikipedia
Monzón Concatedral Santa María da Romaral Aragon Barbastro-Monzón
Murcia Concatedral Santa María Murcia Cartagena 1394-1467 Spanish Wikipedia English Wikipedia Diocese of Cartagena
Soria San Pedro Concatedral Castile and León Osma-Soria 1152 - 12th century Spanish Wikipedia
Vigo Catedral San Martín y Santa María Galicia Tui-Vigo

  • Cáceres

  • Castellón de la Plana

  • Guadalajara

  • Logroño

  • Murcia

  • Soria

Former cathedrals

city cathedral province Diocese Construction data particularities Left
Armentia San Prudencio Basque Country basilica
Cadiz Ex-cathedral Andalusia Cadiz y Ceuta
Foz Basilica of San Martiño de Mondoñedo Galicia Mondoñedo-Ferrol basilica
Lleida Catedral Santa Maria de la Seu Vella Catalonia Lleida
Llanes Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción de Llanes Asturias Oviedo 13th to 15th century basilica Spanish Wikipedia
Madrid Ex- Catedral San Isidro Madrid Madrid eternal basilica
Roda de Isábena San Vicente (Roda de Isábena) Aragon Huesca
Vitoria-Gasteiz Catedral vieja Santa María Basque Country Vitoria 13th to 14th century basilica

  • Llanes

  • Vitoria-Gasteiz

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Building in the Spanish National Plan for Cathedrals of the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
  2. ↑ Las Españas visigodas ( Memento of January 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in Artehistoria.
  3. ↑ Catedral de Barcelona in bcn.es .