List of church buildings in Paris
The list of church buildings in Paris lists the church buildings in the French capital, Paris, divided by denomination .
Roman Catholic churches and chapels
The area of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris is congruent with the boundaries of the city, so that in the following a list of all churches in the Archdiocese takes place at the same time.
| Arr. | image | Interior | Surname | construction time | Notes / architectural style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. |
Saint-Eustache ( location ) |
16th century | Important church in the transition between late Gothic and Renaissance. | ||
| I. |
Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois (Paris) ( location ) |
15th century | |||
| I. |
Saint-Leu-Saint Gilles ( location ) |
14th century | |||
| I. |
Saint-Roch ( location ) |
17th century | |||
| I. | Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ( location ) |
1670-1670 | Baroque central building; Seat of the Polish-speaking Roman Catholic community. | ||
| II. |
Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle ( location ) |
19th century | |||
| II. |
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires ( location ) |
17./18. Jht. | |||
| II. | Center Saint-Paul ( location ) |
2005 | Celebration of Holy Mass according to the Tridentine rite . | ||
| III. |
Saint-Denys-du-Sacrement ( location ) |
1826-1835 | Classicist church building | ||
| III. |
St-Nicolas-des-Champs ( location ) |
15th century | |||
| III. |
Sainte-Élisabeth ( location ) |
17th century | |||
| IV. |
Notre-Dame-de-Paris cathedral ( location ) |
1163-1345 | Important early Gothic cathedral and episcopal church of the Archdiocese of Paris and the national church of France. | ||
| IV. |
Notre-Dame-des-Blancs-Manteaux ( location ) |
17th century | |||
| IV. |
Saint-Louis-en-l'Île ( location ) |
17th century | |||
| IV. |
Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais ( location ) |
1494-1621 | Due to the longer construction period of the Gothic church, elements of the Renaissance and Baroque can already be found, especially in the west. | ||
| IV. |
Saint-Merry ( location ) |
16th century | Late Gothic parish church | ||
| IV. | Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis ( location ) |
17th century | |||
| V. |
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont ( location ) |
16th century | Important church building in the transition phase between late Gothic and Renaissance | ||
| V. |
Saint-Jaques-du-Haut-Pas ( location ) |
17th century | |||
| V. |
Saint-Médard ( location ) |
15./16. Jht. | |||
| V. |
Saint-Séverin ( location ) |
13./15. Jht. | |||
| V. |
Val-de-Grâce ( location ) |
1645-1667 | Church building in Renaissance style based on St. Peter's Basilica . | ||
| V. |
Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet ( location ) |
17./18. Jht. | Church building of the Society of St. Pius X. | ||
| VI. | Notre-Dame-des-Champs ( location ) |
19th century | |||
| VI. |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés ( location ) |
11-17. Jht. | |||
| VI. |
Saint-Sulpice ( location ) |
17./18. Jht. | Second largest church in Paris; An important organ by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | ||
| VI. |
Saint-Ignace ( location ) |
1855 | Jesuit monastery church | ||
| VI. |
Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes ( location ) |
17th century | Baroque church building based on the model of the Il Gesù church in Rome . | ||
| VI. | Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Anges ( location ) |
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| VII. | Saint-François-Xavier ( location ) |
17th century | |||
| VII. | Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou ( location ) |
18th century | |||
| VII. | Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin ( location ) |
17./18. Jht. | |||
| VII. |
Sainte-Clotilde ( location ) |
1846-1856 | Neo-Gothic parish church with a double tower facade | ||
| VII. |
Saint-Louis-des-Invalides cathedral ( location ) |
1676/77 | Cathedral of the French military diocese | ||
| VII. | Chapelle de l'Épiphanie ( location ) |
1683 | Baroque church building | ||
| VII. | Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Médaille-Miraculeuse ( location ) |
1830 | Originally a monastery church in the mother house of the Sisters of Mercy of Vincent von Paul | ||
| VIII. | Saint-André-de-l'Europe ( location ) |
1860 | |||
| VIII. |
Saint-Augustin ( location ) |
1860-1871 | |||
| VIII. | Saint-Philippe-du-Roule ( location ) |
1772-1784 | |||
| VIII. |
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine ( location ) |
1842 | Important classical sacred building | ||
| VIII. | Chapelle Notre-Dame-de'l-Annonciation ( location ) |
Church of the Dominican Order | |||
| VIII. | Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Consolation ( location ) |
1901 | New baroque church building | ||
| VIII. | Chapelle du Corpus-Christi ( location ) |
also known as Saint-Sacrement | |||
| IX. |
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette ( location ) |
1823-1836 | In the style of the neo-renaissance | ||
| IX. |
Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile ( location ) |
1854/55 | A special feature of the neo-Gothic church is the use of steel in pillars and vaults. | ||
| IX. | Saint-Louis-d'Antin ( location ) |
18th century | Capuchin monastery church | ||
| IX. |
Sainte-Trinité ( location ) |
1861-1867 | |||
| X. |
Saint-Joseph-Artisan ( location ) |
19th century | Neo-Gothic parish church | ||
| X. |
Saint-Laurent ( location ) |
15-18 Jht. | |||
| X. | Saint-Martin-des-Champs ( location ) |
1856 | Not to be confused with the secularized monastery church of St-Martin-des-Champs in the III. Arrondissement! | ||
| X. |
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul ( location ) |
1824-1844 | |||
| XI. | Bon Pasteur ( location ) |
1972 | The low church building is in the back yard on Rue de Charonne | ||
| XI. | Notre-Dame-d'Espérance ( location ) |
1997 | |||
| XI. |
Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours ( location ) |
1892-1896 | Neo-Gothic parish church | ||
| XI. |
Saint-Ambroise ( location ) |
1863-1868 | |||
| XI. | Saint-Joseph-des-Nations ( location ) |
1867-1874 | Neo-Romanesque parish church | ||
| XI. | Sainte-Marguerite ( location ) |
17th century | Various extensions in later years | ||
| XI. | Sainte-Famille ( location ) |
1970s | Church of the Roman Catholic Italian-speaking Parish | ||
| XI. | Notre-Dame-Réconciliatrice ( location ) |
1995 | Church of the Roman Catholic Community Sri Lanka | ||
| XII. | Immaculée-Conception ( location ) |
1875 | |||
| XII. | Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativitée de Bercy ( location ) |
19th century | |||
| XII. | Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts ( location ) |
1903 | |||
| XII. | Saint-Éloi ( location ) |
1968 | |||
| XII. | Saint-Esprit ( location ) |
1928-1935 | Church building in neo-Byzantine style | ||
| XII. | Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix ( location ) |
1841 | |||
| XIII. | Notre-Dame-de-la-Gare ( location ) |
1859 | Neo-Romanesque parish church | ||
| XIII. | Saint-Albert-le-Grand ( location ) |
1968 | Not to be confused with the German-speaking Roman Catholic. Parish of St. Albertus Magnus in the 16th arrondissement. | ||
| XIII. | Saint-Hippolyte ( location ) |
1909-1924 | Neo-Gothic parish church | ||
| XIII. | Saint-Jean-des-Deux-Moulins ( location ) |
~ 1970 | Integrated into a larger house. | ||
| XIII. | Saint-Marcel ( location ) |
1966 | |||
| XIII. | Sainte-Anne de la Butte-aux-Cailles ( location ) |
1898-1912 | |||
| XIII. | Sainte-Rosalie ( location ) |
1898-1912 | |||
| XIV. | Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire ( location ) |
1910/11 | |||
| XIV. |
Notre-Dame-du-Travail ( location ) |
1899-1902 | A special feature of the church is the visible use of steel as a structural and decorative element. | ||
| XIV. | Saint-Dominique ( location ) |
1910-1920 | |||
| XIV. |
Saint-Pierre de Montrouge ( location ) |
1863-1872 | |||
| XIV. | Saint-Joseph de Cluny ( location ) |
Neo-Gothic church building; Monastery church of the Joseph Sisters of Cluny | |||
| XIV. | Chapelle de l'Hôpital Saint-Joseph ( location ) |
Neo-Romanesque church building | |||
| XIV. | Chapelle Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc ( location ) |
Neo-Gothic church building | |||
| XIV. | Chapelle Saint-Paul ( location ) |
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| XIV. | Chapelle Saint-Yves ( location ) |
1925 | |||
| XV. | Notre-Dame-de-l'Arche-d'Alliance ( location ) |
1986-1998 | |||
| XV. | Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette ( location ) |
1965 | Church building in the style of brutalism | ||
| XV. | Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth ( location ) |
1935 | |||
| XV. | Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue ( location ) |
1933-1935 | Church building in the style of brick expressionism | ||
| XV. | Saint-Christophe-de-Javel ( location ) |
1926 | |||
| XV. | Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle ( location ) |
1824-1828 | |||
| XV. | Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle ( location ) |
1909 | |||
| XV. | Saint-Lambert de Vaugirard ( location ) |
1846-1853 | Neo-Romanesque church building | ||
| XV. | Saint-Léon ( location ) |
1924/25 | |||
| XV. | Sainte-Rita ( location ) |
1900 | Neo-Gothic church building | ||
| XVI. |
Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil ( location ) |
1884 | Church building in neo-Romanesque-Byzantine style | ||
| XVI. | Sainte-Bernadette ( location ) |
1930s | |||
| XVI. | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Passy (Old Church) ( location ) |
1846-1875 | |||
| XVI. | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Passy (New Church) ( Location ) |
1956-1961 | |||
| XVI. | Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Passy ( location ) |
~ 1900 | |||
| XVI. | Saint-François de Molitor ( location ) |
2005 | Youngest Roman Catholic Church of the city | ||
| XVI. | Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau (Old Church) ( location ) |
1852 | |||
| XVI. | Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau (New Church) ( location ) |
1886 | |||
| XVI. | Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot ( location ) |
1931-1938 | |||
| XVI. | Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal ( location ) |
1956 | |||
| XVI. |
St. Albertus Magnus ( location ) |
19th century / 1953 | Church of the German-speaking Roman Catholic Local community; not to be confused with the church of Saint-Albert-le-Grand in the 13th century. Arrondisement. | ||
| XVI. | Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse de la fondation d'Auteuil ( location ) |
1923-1925 | Neo-Gothic church building | ||
| XVI. | Chapelle Notre-Dame du Saint Sacrement ( location ) |
1898-1900 | Neo-Gothic church building and monastery church of the Servantes du Très-Saint-Sacrement | ||
| XVI. | Coeur-Immaculé-de-Marie ( location ) |
Church of the Roman Catholic Spanish-speaking Parish | |||
| XVII. | Notre-Dame-de-Compassion ( location ) |
1842/43 | |||
| XVII. | Saint-Charles-de-Monceau ( location ) |
1896 | |||
| XVII. | Saint-Ferdinand-des-Ternes ( location ) |
1957 | |||
| XVII. | Saint-François-de-Sales (Old Church) ( location ) |
19th century | |||
| XVII. | Saint-François-de-Sales (New Church) ( location ) |
1911-1913 | |||
| XVII. | Saint-Joseph-des-Épinettes ( location ) |
1909/10 | |||
| XVII. | Saint-Michel des Batignolles ( location ) |
1913-1938 | |||
| XVII. |
Sainte-Marie des Batignolles ( location ) |
1826-1829 | |||
| XVII. | Sainte-Odile ( location ) |
1934-1939 | Church building in neo-Byzantine style | ||
| XVII. | Maison Ozanam ( location ) |
2015 | |||
| XVIII. |
Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre ( location ) |
1875-1914 | Important pilgrimage basilica in neo-Romanesque-Byzantine style | ||
| XVIII. | Notre-Dame de Clignancourt ( location ) |
1859-1863 | neo-Romanesque parish church | ||
| XVIII. | Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil ( location ) |
1898 | neo-Gothic parish church | ||
| XVIII. | Saint-Bernard de la Chapelle ( location ) |
1858-1861 | neo-Gothic parish church | ||
| XVIII. | Saint-Denys de la Chapelle ( location ) |
12th century | |||
| XVIII. | Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc ( location ) |
1930/1964 | In the immediate vicinity of Saint-Denys de la Chapelle | ||
| XVIII. |
Saint-Jean de Montmartre ( location ) |
1894/1904 | |||
| XVIII. |
Saint-Pierre de Montmartre ( location ) |
12th century | late Romanesque church | ||
| XVIII. | Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul ( location ) |
1964 | |||
| XVIII. | Sainte-Geneviève des Grandes-Carrières ( location ) |
1888-1911 | neo-Romanesque church | ||
| XVIII. | Sainte-Hélène ( location ) |
1933/34 | |||
| XIX. | Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption des Buttes-Chaumont ( location ) |
1960 | |||
| XIX. | Notre-Dame-des-Foyers ( location ) |
1964-1967 | |||
| XIX. | Notre-Dame-de-Fatima ( location ) |
1951-1954 | |||
| XIX. | Saint-François-d'Assise ( location ) |
1914-1919 | |||
| XIX. | Saint-Georges de la Villette ( location ) |
1873 | Neo-Romanesque parish church | ||
| XIX. | Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe de la Villette ( location ) |
1841-1844 | |||
| XIX. | Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville ( location ) |
1854-1859 | Neo-Gothic parish church | ||
| XIX. | Saint-Luc ( location ) |
1999 | |||
| XIX. | Sainte-Claire ( location ) |
1956-1958 | |||
| XIX. | Sainte-Colette des Buttes-Chaumont ( location ) |
1992 | Integrated into a larger residential building. | ||
| XX. | Cœur-Eucharistique-de-Jésus ( location ) |
1938 | |||
| XX. |
Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Ménilmontant ( location ) |
1863-1880 | Neo-Romanesque parish church and one of the largest churches in Paris. | ||
| XX. | Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes ( location ) |
1980 | Integrated into a larger residential building (or its backyard). | ||
| XX. | Notre-Dame des Otages ( location ) |
1938 | |||
| XX. | Saint-Cyrille-Saint-Méthode ( location ) |
1963 | |||
| XX. | Saint-Charles ( location ) |
Church or chapel of the neighboring Hôpital Crois Saint-Simon clinic | |||
| XX. | Saint-Gabriel ( location ) |
~ 1930 | |||
| XX. |
Saint-Germain de Charonne ( location ) |
15th century | Gothic church building | ||
| XX. |
Saint-Jean-Bosco ( location ) |
1933-1937 | Church building in the style of Art Deco | ||
| X. | Chapelle de l'Hôpital Tenon ( location ) |
Neo-Romanesque church building |
Protestant churches
| Arr. | image | Interior | Surname | construction time | Notes / architectural style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Temple Protestant de l'Oratoire du Louvre ( location ) |
1616-1624 | Protestant since 1811. | ||
| IV. |
Temple Protestant du Marais ( location ) |
1634 | Protestant since 1803. | ||
| IV. |
Église Protestant des Bilettes ( location ) |
1756-1758 | Protestant since 1810. | ||
| V. | Église Protestant Saint-Marcel ( location ) |
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| VI. | Église Protestant de Luxembourg ( location ) |
1857 | The term Luxembourg does not mean the Grand Duchy, but the Paris quarter of Luxembourg. | ||
| VII. | Temple Protestant de Pentemont ( location ) |
1753-1766 | |||
| VII. | Saint-Jean-Évangeliste ( location ) |
1910/11 | |||
| VII. | American Church ( location ) |
1926-1931 | Neo-Gothic church building | ||
| VIII. | Église Protestante du Saint-Esprit ( location ) |
1865 | |||
| VIII. | Frederikskirken ( location ) |
1955 | Church of the Protestant Danish-speaking community | ||
| VIII. | Église écossaise ( location ) |
2002 | Church of the Evangelical Scottish Congregation | ||
| IX. | Temple Protestant de la Rédemption ( location ) |
1821-1825 | |||
| IX. |
Christ Church ( location ) |
1894 | Church of the Protestant German-speaking community | ||
| IX. | Chapelle Taitbout ( location ) |
1840 | |||
| IX. | Temple Milton ( location ) |
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| XI. |
Temple Protestant du Foyer de l'Âme ( location ) |
1907 | The church is in a back yard. | ||
| XI. | Église Protestant du Bon-Secours ( location ) |
1895/1896 | |||
| XIII. | Église Protestant de Port-Royal ( location ) |
1898 | |||
| XIII. | Église Protestant de la Trinité ( location ) |
1888 | Neo-Gothic church building | ||
| XIV. | Temple de Montparnasse-Plaisance ( location ) |
1879 | |||
| XV. | Église Protestant de la resurrection ( location ) |
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| XV. | Église luthérienne du Saint-Sauveur ( location ) |
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| XVI. | Temple Protestant de l'Annonciation ( location ) |
1891 | |||
| XVI. | Église Réformée d'Auteuil ( location ) |
1931 | |||
| XVII. | Temple Protestant des Batignolles ( location ) |
1898 | Neo-Romanesque church building | ||
| XVII. | Temple Protestant de l'Ascension ( location ) |
~ 1890 | |||
| XVII. | Temple Protestant de l'Étoile ( location ) |
1874 | |||
| XVII. | Temple Protestant des Ternes ( location ) |
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| XVII. | Église suédoise ( location ) |
1626 | Church of the Protestant Swedish-speaking community | ||
| XVIII. | Saint-Paul de Montmartre ( location ) |
1896-1897 | |||
| XIX. | Église Protestant Saint-Pierre ( location ) |
~ 1900 | |||
| XX. | Église Protestant de Belleville ( location ) |
1877 | |||
| XX. | Temple de Béthanie ( location ) |
1904 |
Orthodox churches
| Arr. | image | Interior | Surname | Denomination | construction time | Notes / architectural style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. | Saints Archanges Cathedral ( location ) |
Romanian Orthodox | 1374 | The church is the cathedral of the archbishopric of the Orthodox parishes of Romanian tradition in Western Europe | ||
| VII. |
Trinity Cathedral ( location ) |
Russian Orthodox | 2016 | The cathedral is the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Korsun | ||
| VIII. |
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral ( location ) |
Russian Orthodox | 1859-1861 | The cathedral is the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe | ||
| IX. | Sanits-Constantin-et-Hélène ( location ) |
Greek Orthodox | ||||
| XV. | Saint-Séraphin-de-Sarov ( location ) |
Russian Orthodox | 1933 | |||
| XV. | Trois-Saints-Docteurs ( location ) |
Russian Orthodox | 1931 | |||
| XVI. | Saint-Etienne cathedral ( location ) |
Greek Orthodox | 1898 | The cathedral is the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox metropolis of France. | ||
| XVIII. | Saint-Sava ( location ) |
Serbian Orthodox | ~ 1900 | |||
| XIX. |
Saint-Serge ( location ) |
Russian Orthodox | 1924 | |||
| XX. | Notre-Dame-des-Coptes ( location ) |
Coptic Orthodox | 2012 |
Church buildings of other denominations
| Arr. | image | Interior | Surname | Denomination | construction time | Notes / architectural style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII. | Baptist Church ( location ) |
Baptist | ~ 1900 | |||
| VIII. |
Cathédrale américaine de Paris ( location ) |
Anglican | 1882-1886 | Neo-Gothic church building and bishopric of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe | ||
| VIII. | Saint-Michael's ( Location ) |
Anglican | ||||
| X. | Sainte-Marie ( location ) |
Old Catholic Church of the Mariavites | ???? | |||
| XI. | New Apostolic Church ( location ) |
New Apostolic | ???? | |||
| XII. | Baptist Church ( location ) |
Baptist | ||||
| XVIII. | Église du Tabernacle ( location ) |
Baptist |
Secularized church buildings
| Arr. | image | Interior | Surname | construction time | Notes / architectural style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. |
Sainte-Chapelle ( location ) |
1244-1248 | Important Gothic chapel in the Palais de la Cité | ||
| III. |
Saint-Martin-des-Champs ( location ) |
12./13. Jht. | Former abbey church, now the seat of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers. | ||
| VII. |
Invalides Cathedral ( location ) |
1679-1708 | In 1840 it was converted into the burial place of Napoleon Bonaparte . | ||
| VII. | Chapelle de l'Hôpital Laennec ( location ) |
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| VIII. |
Chapelle expiatoire ( location ) |
1816 | Memorial chapel for King Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette |
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