List of cathedrals in Australia explained

This is a list of cathedrals in Australia.

A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship which is the principal or "mother" church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However, in common use, the term "cathedral" is often used for notable churches which were formerly part of an episcopal denomination.

It is a common misconception that "cathedral" may be applied to any particularly large or grand church. Whilst many cathedrals may be such, this is due to their ecclesiastical status. Such a church is usually grand because it is a cathedral, rather than it being designated a cathedral because of its grandeur. A cathedral may in fact be a relatively small building, particularly in sparser or poorer communities. Modern cathedrals frequently lack the grandeur of those of former times, having more focus on the functional aspects of a place of worship.

Some cathedrals were purpose-built, whilst others were formerly parochial (parish) churches which were subsequently promoted in status due to ecclesiastical requirements such as periodic diocesan reorganisation.

In this list the cathedrals are presented alphabetically by denomination. A list of former and never completed cathedrals is also included.

Anglican

The following Anglican cathedrals are located in Australia:

City	State/Territory	Coordinates
		-34.9128°N 138.5981°W
		-30.5152°N 151.6653°W
		-37.5637°N 143.858°W
	New South Wales	-33.4175°N 149.5799°W
	Victoria	-36.7623°N 144.2828°W
		-27.464°N 153.0301°W
		-33.3314°N 115.6376°W
		-12.4659°N 130.8453°W
	Western Australia	-28.779°N 114.6146°W
	New South Wales	-34.7531°N 149.7157°W
	New South Wales	-29.6931°N 152.9347°W
		-42.8835°N 147.3285°W
	New South Wales	-32.929°N 151.7805°W
Griffith^[1]	New South Wales	-34.2842°N 146.0425°W
	Victoria	-37.8169°N 144.9674°W
	South Australia	-35.1196°N 139.2728°W
	New South Wales	-33.8159°N 151.0026°W
	Western Australia	-31.9557°N 115.8612°W
	South Australia	-33.1757°N 138.0081°W
	Queensland	-23.3819°N 150.5124°W
	Victoria	-38.1068°N 147.0715°W
	New South Wales	-33.8739°N 151.2063°W
	Queensland	-19.2556°N 146.8167°W
	Victoria	-36.3551°N 146.3212°W
	New South Wales	-34.4237°N 150.8956°W

Former cathedrals

Cathedral	City	State/Territory	Coordinates
	Melbourne	Victoria	-37.7072°N 144.9383°W
Christ Church Old Cathedral	St. Arnaud	Victoria
			-10.5789°N 142.22°W

Assyrian

The following Assyrian Church of the East and Ancient Church of the East cathedrals are located in Australia:

Cathedral	State	Coordinates
Assyrian Church of the East, Cathedral of St Hurmizd	New South Wales	-33.8716°N 150.8912°W
Ancient Church of the East, Cathedral of St Zaia	New South Wales	-33.9131°N 150.8412°W

Catholic

Latin Church

The following Latin Church cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Australia are located in Australia:^[2]

Cathedral	City	State/Territory	Coordinates
		South Australia	-34.929°N 138.6014°W
		New South Wales	-28.7774°N 114.6118°W
		Victoria	-37.5624°N 143.8526°W
Ss Michael & John's Cathedral		New South Wales	-33.4201°N 149.5772°W
		Victoria	-36.76°N 144.2738°W
		Queensland	-27.4692°N 153.0289°W
Sacred Heart Cathedral		New South Wales	-31.9532°N 141.459°W
Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral		Western Australia	-17.9596°N 122.2387°W
		Western Australia	-33.3314°N 115.6376°W
		Queensland	-16.9171°N 145.7726°W
			-35.3189°N 149.1324°W
St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral		Northern Territory	-12.4591°N 130.8382°W
		Western Australia	-28.7774°N 114.6118°W
		Tasmania	-42.8812°N 147.3193°W
St Carthage's Cathedral		New South Wales	-28.8044°N 153.2837°W
		Victoria	-37.8101°N 144.9765°W
Sacred Heart Cathedral		New South Wales	-32.9235°N 151.7542°W
		New South Wales	-33.8087°N 151.0035°W
		Western Australia	-31.9555°N 115.8666°W
	Perth	Western Australia	-31.9351°N 115.9029°W
		South Australia	-33.1791°N 138.0082°W
		Queensland	-23.3858°N 150.5065°W
St Mary's Cathedral		Victoria	-38.1113°N 147.0624°W
		New South Wales	-33.8712°N 151.2134°W
		Queensland	-27.5695°N 151.9535°W
		Queensland	-19.259°N 146.8118°W
St Michael's Cathedral		New South Wales	-35.1067°N 147.3734°W
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral		New South Wales	-33.7139°N 151.1044°W
		New South Wales	-34.4258°N 150.902°W
St John Vianney Co-Cathedral	Fairy Meadow (co-cathedral with St Francis Xavier, Wollongong)	New South Wales	-34.3978°N 150.8918°W

Former and never completed Latin Rite cathedrals

Cathedral	City	State	Coordinates	Notes
	Brisbane	Queensland	-27.4634°N 153.029°W	never completed
Ss Peter & Paul's Old Cathedral		New South Wales	-34.7556°N 149.7149°W
Most Holy Trinity		Western Australia	-30.9707°N 116.2137°W	Former abbatial cathedral
Corpus Christi Cathedral		New South Wales	-33.728°N 151.1657°W
St Mary's Cathedral		Western Australia	-33.3421°N 115.6438°W

Eastern Rites

The following Eastern Rite Catholic cathedrals are located in Australia:

Cathedral	State	Coordinates	Notes
	New South Wales	-33.8927°N 151.2072°W	Maronite Rite
St Michael's Cathedral	New South Wales	-33.8934°N 151.1888°W	Melkite Greek^[3]
St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Church	New South Wales	-33.857°N 150.8846°W	Chaldean Catholic
	Victoria	-37.7964°N 144.9442°W	Ukrainian Rite

Eastern Orthodox

The following Eastern Orthodox cathedrals are located in Australia:

Cathedral	City/Suburb	State	Coordinates	Notes
St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral	Brisbane	Queensland	-27.484°N 153.0345°W	Russian Orthodox
St George Cathedral		New South Wales	-33.8984°N 150.925°W	Serbian Orthodox^[4] ^[5]
Cathedral of the Annunciation		New South Wales	-33.8888°N 151.2025°W	Greek Orthodox, Patriarchate of Constantinople^[6]
St George Cathedral		New South Wales	-33.892°N 151.2089°W	Greek Orthodox, Patriarchate of Antioch^[7]
Ss Peter & Paul Cathedral		New South Wales	-33.8751°N 151.0889°W	Russian Orthodox^[8]

Oriental Orthodox

The following Oriental Orthodox cathedrals are located in Australia:

Cathedral	City	State	Image	Coordinates	Notes
St Mary & Mina's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral	Bexley	New South Wales		-33.9459°N 151.1272°W	^[9] ^[10]
St Thomas Indian Orthodox Cathedral		New South Wales		-33.956°N 150.9453°W	^[11]

Sources

List of cathedrals in Australia by Giga-Catholic Information^[12]
Book: The Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia 2005/2006. published with the authority of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, by the National Council of Priests of Australia, McPherson's Printing Group, Maryborough, Victoria. 1321-4764 . 1977.
Book: O'Farrell, Patrick . The Catholic Church and Community in Australia. Thomas Nelson (Australia), West Melbourne . 1977.

Notes and References

http://www.anglicanriverina.com/?D=113 Anglican Cathedral Church of St Alban the Martyr, Diocese of Riverina official website
http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/cathAUX.htm Cathedrals Australia, GCatholic.org website
http://www.melkite.org.au/default_stmichael.aspx St Michael's Cathedral website
http://introductiontoorthodoxy.com/orthodox-parishes-in-australia/churches-in-new-south-wales/churches-sydney-south/ Churches – Sydney South : Introduction to Orthodoxy
http://soc.org.au/en/Directory/PARISHES Parishes: Serbian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Australia and New Zealand official website
http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/general/aboutus/parishdirectory?parish_id=3 Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia website
Web site: Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral of St George, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines official website . 2011-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410022343/http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/NSW.aspx#nsw001 . 2013-04-10 . dead .
http://www.rocor.org.au/?page_id=54 Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Diocesan Cathedral, Australian and New Zealand Diocese (ROCOR) official website
http://www.coptic.org.au/modules/sydney_churches/index.php?id_art=3 St. Mary & St. Mina's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
Web site: St Mary & St Mina Coptic Orthodox Cathedral. 2021-10-27. www.stmary.org.au.
http://stthomasorthodoxcathedral.org.au/ St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral
http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/cathAUX.htm Australian cathedrals in Australia on the GCatholic website