List of cathedrals and episcopal churches in Germany

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The list of cathedrals in Germany includes existing and former Roman Catholic , Orthodox and Old Catholic cathedrals as well as the Protestant bishop churches in Germany .

Existing cathedrals

Surname place diocese Church / rite church image

Roman Catholic Cathedrals

Aachen Cathedral  Patroness: Mother of God MariaWelterbe.svg
Aachen Diocese of Aachen Latin Church Aachen Germany Imperial-Cathedral-01.jpg
Cathedral of the Visitation augsburg Diocese of Augsburg Latin Church

AugsburgerDomAussen01.JPG

Bamberg Cathedral  cartridge: St. Peter and St. GeorgWelterbe.svg
Bamberg Archdiocese of Bamberg Latin Church Bamberg Cathedral BW 6.JPG
John's basilica Berlin German Military Ordinary (Episcopal Church) Latin Church Berlin, Neukoelln, Lilienthalstrasse, Johannes-Basilika.jpg
St. Hedwig's Cathedral Berlin Archdiocese of Berlin Latin Church St. Hedwig's Cathedral Bebelplatz 2.jpg
Cathedral of St. Trinitatis (Catholic Court Church) Dresden Diocese of Dresden-Meißen Latin Church Hofkirche in Dresden.jpg
Eichstätt Cathedral
Cartridge: St. Salvator, UL Frau and St. Willibald
Eichstatt Diocese of Eichstätt Latin Church Eichstaett Cathedral.JPG
Erfurt Cathedral
Marienkirche
Erfurt Diocese of Erfurt Latin Church Erfurt cathedral alone.jpg
Essen Minster
Patrons: Cosmas and Damian, Virgin Mary
eat Diocese of Essen Latin Church Essen 2011 66-2.jpg
Freiburg Minster
Minster of Our Lady
Freiburg in Breisgau Archdiocese of Freiburg Latin Church Freiburg Munster3 05 03 06.JPG
Fulda Cathedral
Dom St. Salvator
Fulda Diocese of Fulda Latin Church Fulda Cathedral 028a.jpg
St. James Cathedral Goerlitz Diocese of Görlitz Latin Church
St. Mary's Cathedral Hamburg Archdiocese of Hamburg Latin Church St. Mary's Cathedral Hamburg-2.jpg
Hildesheim Cathedral  High Cathedral of St. Mary of the AssumptionWelterbe.svg
Hildesheim Diocese of Hildesheim Latin Church Hildesheim Cathedral 2015.JPG
Cologne Cathedral  High Cathedral of St. PetrusWelterbe.svg
Cologne Archdiocese of Cologne Latin Church Cologne Cathedral from Deutzer Seite.jpg
Limburg Cathedral
Georgdom
Limburg on the Lahn Diocese of Limburg Latin Church Limburg an der Lahn-Dom from Domplatz from Suedwesten-20140404.jpg
St. Sebastian Cathedral Magdeburg Diocese of Magdeburg Latin Church Sankt Sebastian Magdeburg.jpg
Mainz Cathedral
patron: Martin von Tours
Mainz Diocese of Mainz Latin Church Mainz Cathedral nw.jpg
Liebfrauendom Munich Archdiocese of Munich-Freising Latin Church Frauenkirche Munich - View from Peterskirche Tower.jpg
St. Paul Cathedral Muenster Diocese of Münster Latin Church XN St. Paul's Cathedral 909.jpg
St. Peter's Cathedral Osnabrück Diocese of Osnabrück Latin Church Osnabrück Cathedral west side.jpg
Paderborn Cathedral
High Cathedral Ss. Maria, Liborius and Kilian
Paderborn Archdiocese of Paderborn Latin Church Paderborn Cathedral 1.jpg
St. Stephen's Cathedral Passau Diocese of Passau Latin Church Passau Cathedral.jpg
Regensburg  Cathedral St. Peter CathedralWelterbe.svg
regensburg Diocese of Regensburg Latin Church Regensburg Cathedral retouched.jpg
St. Martin Cathedral Rottenburg am Neckar Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart Latin Church Rottenburgerdom.jpg
Speyer Cathedral  Cathedral of St. Maria and St. StephanWelterbe.svg
Speyer Diocese of Speyer Latin Church Speyer --- Cathedral --- South-View --- (Gentry) .jpg
Trier Cathedral  High Cathedral of St. PeterWelterbe.svg
trier Diocese of Trier Latin Church Trier Cathedral BW 3.JPG
Würzburg Cathedral
St. Kiliansdom
Wurzburg Diocese of Würzburg Latin Church Wuerzburg Cathedral.jpg
Maria Schutz and St. Andreas Munich Apostolic Exarchate Germany and Scandinavia Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Muenchen-Maria-Schutz-bjs2007-01.jpg

Roman Catholic Concathedrals

St. Petri Cathedral Bautzen Diocese of Dresden-Meißen (co-cathedral, since 1980) Latin Church St Petri church Bautzen 101.JPG
St. Peter Dillingen on the Danube Diocese of Augsburg (co-cathedral) Latin Church Basilica of St. Peter (Dillingen) .JPG
Freising Cathedral
Patrons: St. Maria and St. Korbinian
Freising Archdiocese of Munich-Freising (co-cathedral) Latin Church Freising Cathedral (by St. Georg) .jpg
St. Eberhard Cathedral Stuttgart Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart (co-cathedral) Latin Church Stuttgart-st eberhard.jpg

Orthodox cathedrals

Romanian Orthodox Cathedral Nuremberg Romanian Orthodox Metropolis for Germany, Central and Northern Europe Romanian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Cathedral Nuremberg.JPG
Christ Resurrection Cathedral Berlin Russian Orthodox Diocese of the Orthodox Bishop of Berlin and Germany Russian Orthodox Church B-Wilmersdorf Oct12 RussKirche.jpg
Metropolitan Church of Agia Trias Bonn Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Germany Greek Orthodox Church Bonn Metropolitan Church Agia Trias.jpg
Brenkhausen Monastery Brenkhausen Coptic Orthodox Church in Germany Coptic Church Brenkhausen Monastery1.jpg

Old Catholic Cathedral

Name of Jesus Church Bonn Catholic diocese of the old Catholics in Germany Old Catholic Church Name jesubonn1.JPG

Evangelical Episcopal Churches

The list of evangelical episcopal churches includes the episcopal churches or main churches or the preaching churches of the leading clergy of the regional churches or the member churches of the Evangelical churches in Germany (EKD).

Surname place Regional church rite image
Marienkirche Dessau Evangelical Church of Anhalt Uniate Church Marienkirche in Dessau.jpg
City Church Karlsruhe Evangelical Church in Baden Uniate Church City Church Karlsruhe.jpg
St. Lorenz Nuremberg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria Lutheran Church Lorenzkirche Nuernberg March 2007 005.jpg
St. Matthew Munich Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria Lutheran Church St. Matthew Munich.jpg
Marienkirche Berlin Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia Uniate Church MarKirche 1a.jpg
St. Blasii Cathedral Braunschweig Evangelical Lutheran regional church in Braunschweig Lutheran Church BraunschweigDom.jpg
Petridom Bremen Bremen Evangelical Church Lutheran Church 13-04-20-bremen-by-RalfR-030.jpg
Big church Empty Evangelical Reformed Regional Church reformed Church Large empty church.JPG
Market Church Hanover Evangelical Lutheran regional church of Hanover Lutheran Church Marktkirche St Georgii et Jacobi Mitte Hannover Germany.jpg
Katharinenkirche Frankfurt am Main Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau Uniate Church Frankfurt am Main-Katharinenkirche-View from Grosse Eschenheimer Strasse-20100808.jpg
Martinskirche kassel Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Uniate Church Martinskirche kassel top.jpg
Church of the Redeemer Detmold Lippe regional church reformed Church Detmold Church.JPG
Dom Magdeburg Evangelical Church in Central Germany Uniate Church Magdeburg Cathedral.JPG
Dom Schwerin Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany Lutheran Church The Schwerin Cathedral of St. Marien and St. Johannis.  Summer.JPG
Dom Schleswig Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany Lutheran Church Schleswig WT2005.jpg
St. Michaelis Hamburg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany Lutheran Church Saint Michaelis Church Hamburg.jpg
Dom Greifswald Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany Lutheran Church St. Nikolai Cathedral (Greifswald) .jpg
Lamberti Church Oldenburg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg Lutheran Church Oldenburg Lambertikirche (01) .JPG
Memorial Church Speyer Evangelical Church of the Palatinate Uniate Church Memorial Church Speyer-01.jpg
Johanneskirche Dusseldorf Evangelical Church in the Rhineland Uniate Church Düsseldorf Johannes v SW.jpg
Dom Meissen Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church of Saxony Lutheran Church Meißen, Dom, 003.jpg
Kreuzkirche Dresden Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church of Saxony Lutheran Church NH Collection Dresden Altmarkt and Kreuzkirche (1119) .jpg
City Church Buckeburg Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church Schaumburg-Lippe Lutheran Church Bückeburg 2011-by-RaBoe-30.jpg
Neustädter Marienkirche Bielefeld Evangelical Church of Westphalia Uniate Church Bielefeld Neustädter Marienkirche.JPG
Collegiate church Stuttgart Evangelical Church in Württemberg Lutheran Church Stuttgart StiftsKirche03.JPG

Former cathedrals and episcopal churches

Surname place Diocese / regional church Church / rite church image Whereabouts
St. Petri Cathedral Bautzen Diocese of Meissen Latin Church St Petri church Bautzen 101.JPG Co-cathedral diocese of Dresden-Meissen
Petrikirche in Bosau Bosau Diocese of Oldenburg Latin Church Petrikirche Bosau 2009.jpg Dissolution of the diocese in 1163
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral Brandenburg Diocese of Brandenburg Latin Church Brandenburg Cathedral Luftbild.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Bremen Cathedral Bremen Archdiocese of Bremen Latin Church Bremen cathedral towers from town hall steps 19h51b4h.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Herrenchiemsee Abbey Church Herrenchiemsee Diocese of Chiemsee Latin Church Upper Bavaria 2016 0098.jpg Dissolution of the diocese in 1803
Corvey Abbey Church Corvey Diocese of Corvey Latin Church Corvey Westwerk 2.jpg Dissolution of the diocese in 1803
Freising Cathedral Freising Diocese of Freising Latin Church Cathedral freising.jpg Co-cathedral Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
St. Marien Cathedral in Fürstenwalde Fürstenwalde / Spree Diocese of Lebus Latin Church St. Marien Cathedral Fürstenwalde.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Halberstadt Cathedral Halberstadt Diocese of Halberstadt Latin Church The church towers of Halberstadt.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Hamburg Cathedral Hamburg Archdiocese of Hamburg Latin Church Hamburg.Domkirche.1800.jpg Successor: St. Mary's Cathedral
Havelberg Cathedral Havelberg Diocese of Havelberg Latin Church HavelbergerDom.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Hildebold Cathedral Cologne Archdiocese of Cologne Latin Church Old Cologne Cathedral - reconstruction based on Essenwein.jpg Successor: Cologne Cathedral
Constance Minster Constancy Diocese of Constance Latin Church MPano 07 3.jpg Dissolution of the diocese in 1821
St. Adalbert Lebus Diocese of Lebus Latin Church Destroyed by Charles IV's troops in 1373
St. Peter Lebus Diocese of Lebus Latin Church
St. Peter Leitzkau Diocese of Brandenburg Latin Church Leitzkaupfarrkirche.jpg
Lübeck Cathedral Welterbe.svg Lübeck Diocese of Lübeck Latin Church HL Damals - Cathedral - Building Authority - City Archives - Museum for Nature and Environment - 2019.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Magdeburg Cathedral Magdeburg Diocese of Magdeburg Latin Church Magdeburg Cathedral side view.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Merseburg Cathedral Merseburg Diocese of Merseburg Latin Church Merseburg Cathedral.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Meissen Cathedral Meissen Diocese of Meissen Latin Church Meissen - Cathedral - front view - 2017.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Minden Cathedral Minden Diocese of Minden Latin Church A Minden Cathedral Westwork 2.jpg Dissolution of the diocese in 1648
Naumburg Cathedral Welterbe.svg Naumburg (Saale) Diocese of Naumburg-Zeitz Latin Church Naumburg Cathedral 10.jpg Reformation of the diocese
St. John's Church Oldenburg in Holstein Diocese of Oldenburg Latin Church Oldenburg-OH church side.jpg Dissolution of the diocese in 1163
Ratzeburg Cathedral Ratzeburg Diocese of Ratzeburg Latin Church Ratzeburg Cathedral in summer.JPG Reformation of the diocese
Schleswig Cathedral Schleswig Diocese of Schleswig Latin Church 2016-06-11-Schleswiger-Dom.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Schwerin Cathedral Schwerin Schwerin diocese Latin Church Schwerin 20090410.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Verden Cathedral Verden Diocese of Verden Latin Church VerdenerDomSued.jpg Reformation of the diocese
Worms Cathedral Worms Diocese of Worms Latin Church St. Peter's Cathedral Worms south side.JPG Dissolution of the diocese in 1801/02
Zeitz Cathedral Time Diocese of Naumburg-Zeitz Latin Church Zeitz Cathedral.jpg Successor: Naumburg Cathedral
Sophienkirche Dresden Ev.-Luth. Regional Church of Saxony Lutheran Church Sophienkirche Dresden 1910.jpg Destruction of the church in 1945; Successor: Kreuzkirche
George Church Eisenach Ev.-Luth. Church in Thuringia Lutheran Church Georgenkirche 20.jpg De facto dissolution of the regional church in 2009
Big church Emden Ev.-Ref. Church in Northwest Germany reformed Church Great Church of Emden.jpg De facto dissolution of the regional church in 1989
St. Michaelis Church Eutin Ev.-Luth. Regional Church Eutin Lutheran Church Eutin, St. Michaelis Tower.jpg De facto dissolution of the regional church in 1977
St. Peter and Paul Goerlitz Ev. Church of the Silesian Upper Lusatia Uniate Church Görlitz St. Peter and Paul 01.jpg De facto dissolution of the regional church in 2004
Lübeck Cathedral Welterbe.svg Lübeck Ev.-Luth. Church in Lübeck Lutheran Church DomLuebeck.jpg De facto dissolution of the regional church in 1977
Matthew Church Munich Ev.-Luth. Church in Bavaria Lutheran Church View of the Protestant St. Matthew Church in Munich.jpg Demolition of the church in 1938
Marienkirche Wolfenbüttel Ev.-Luth. Regional church in Braunschweig Lutheran Church Wolfenbuettel-BMV-01-nw.jpg Successor: Brunswick Cathedral

See also