A co-cathedral is a cathedral church which shares the function of being a bishop 's seat, or cathedra , with another cathedral, often in another city (usually a former see, anchor city of the metropolitan area or the civil capital). Instances of this occurred in England before the Protestant Reformation in the dioceses of ' Bath and Wells ', and of ' Coventry and Lichfield '. These two dioceses were each named for both cities that served as bishop's seats.
20-591: As of March 2020, the Catholic Church had 322 co-cathedrals, mainly in Europe (140 in Italy alone). Many are former cathedrals, but even if still in use, those often are not granted co-cathedral status. Often the diocese with one or more co-cathedrals also has a multiple ("hyphenated") name reflecting these, but some have a co-cathedral not mentioned in the title while other former see titles may also be preserved without having
40-461: A St. Catherine cathedral in Alexandria and two co-cathedrals: the former cathedrals of the merged-in apostolic vicariates of Heliopolis of Egypt ( Our Lady , in that Cairo suburb) and of Port Said (Our Lady and St. Michael in that Sinai Canal port). The Diocese of Keta–Akatsi has its co-cathedral at first-named Keta , the cathedral is in second-named Akatsi . The Archdiocese of Liverpool includes
60-766: A co-cathedral on the Isle of Man , the St. Mary of the Isle Church . Prior to the Protestant Reformation, the dioceses of 'Bath and Wells' and 'Coventry and Lichfield' were the only co-cathedrals in England. Only one diocese of the Church of England has co-cathedrals; in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds there are three co-cathedrals, Ripon , Bradford and Wakefield . The Diocese of Leeds
80-531: A co-cathedral. Sometimes the first-named city does not have the main cathedral (actual see) but boasts another distinction such as being a national capital or having an august ecclesiastical past. In Albania, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tirana-Durrës has a co-cathedral in Durrës , Saint Lucia co-cathedral. In Belgium, the cathedral of the primatial Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
100-618: A second cathedral of the Cathedral Church of St. George the Martyr at their Cathedral Domain conference center and camp in Irvine, Kentucky , but they do not use the term "co-cathedral" to describe it. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tirana-Durr%C3%ABs The Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës ( Latin : Archidioecesis Tiranensis-Dyrracena ) is a Latin Church Metropolitan archdiocese of
120-616: Is in the west of Scotland, and is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church . It is perhaps the largest of the dioceses, but has the smallest number of church members. As a united diocese , Argyll and The Isles has two cathedrals : St John's in Oban and the Cathedral of The Isles in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae . The Diocese of the Isles , by itself,
140-710: Is the Metropolitan St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen (Malines), the archiepiscopal seat. Its co-cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels , the national capital. A third, larger church in Koekelberg (also in Brussels) has the status of minor basilica , without co-cathedral rank, yet it has received papal visits including a papal beatification. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv has, besides
160-632: The Catholic Church in Albania . Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedrale e Shën Palit, in the city of Tiranë , where also stands the former Cathedral: Kisha e Zemrës së Shenjtë të Jezusit Kisha e Zemrës së Shenjtë të Jezusit. Initial ecclesiastical province , centered in Durrës, was formed in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade , when coastal regions of Byzantine Theme of Dyrrhachium were conquered by
180-589: The Diocese of Sodor and Man . It gives the diocese a ratio of one priest to every 18,100 inhabitants and one church to every 3,850 inhabitants. On 24 November 2017 the congregation of Christ Church, Harris , a Scottish Episcopal church in the Western Isles , announced that they could no longer remain under the oversight of their local bishop, Kevin Pearson , then- Bishop of Argyll and The Isles , owing to his support of
200-942: The Republic of Venice , and organized as the Duchy of Durazzo . In 1209, pope Innocent III confirmed Manfredo as Archbishop of Durrës (Latin Rite), with jurisdiction over the region, thus establishing the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Province of Durrës , that was later reorganized. Modern ecclesiastical province was created in 2005, and includes the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following Suffragan sees : (all Roman Rite ) 41°19′29″N 19°49′19″E / 41.3247°N 19.8219°E / 41.3247; 19.8219 Diocese of Argyll and The Isles (Episcopal) The Diocese of Argyll and The Isles
220-547: The United States , there are several instances in which a Roman Catholic diocese maintains two episcopal see cities, each with its own cathedral or co-cathedral. Examples include: In some cases the co-cathedrals are in different municipalities, but the diocese's name does not reflect the dual cathedral status. For example: There are also three instances in the United States in which a cathedral and its co-cathedral are in
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#1732851432937240-580: The Cathedral Basilica of Esztergom , and a co-cathedral basilica in the national state capital Budapest . The metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta is St. Paul's Cathedral in the former capital Mdina . Since the 1820s, the former Conventual Church of St. John in Valletta has been known as St. John's Co-Cathedral . The Latin Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria had
260-798: The Cathedral of St Louis in Plovdiv , a new co-cathedral of St. Joseph in Sofia . The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava has a co-cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral in Ostravian-Opavian diocese in Opava besides the Ostrava Savior cathedral. The primatial Metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest has its primary cathedral in the old archiepiscopal seat,
280-520: The United States of America ). The diocese covers the historic counties of Argyllshire (population 60,000) and Buteshire (population 12,500), the Hebridean parts of Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty (population 38,000), and the Lochaber area of Inverness-shire (population 16,500). This total population of approximately 127,000 makes it the smallest British Anglican diocese by population apart from
300-434: The metropolitan church in the direct government of the diocese, or the election of the archbishop, nor had they those other rights which were held to denote the cathedral character of a church. The Diocese of Argyll and The Isles of the Scottish Episcopal Church has two co-cathedrals: St John's Cathedral , Oban and Cathedral of The Isles , Millport, Cumbrae . It is the only diocese to have more than one cathedral. In
320-594: The same city. This usually occurs when a historically important cathedral becomes too small to serve a growing population, and a larger co-cathedral is constructed to accommodate larger services. Examples include: Examples in Canada are: In the Episcopal Church in the United States, the Diocese of Iowa and the Diocese of Minnesota each have two cathedrals, both located in different cities; however, they are not styled "co-cathedrals." The Diocese of Lexington maintains
340-475: Was elected by an Electoral Synod on 30 January 2021; his consecration was on 1 May 2021. Bishop Keith died on 24 September 2023 leaving the diocesan seat vacant until the election and installation of David Railton in 2024. The Diocese of Argyll and The Isles is twinned with the Anglican Diocese of Zanzibar ( Anglican Church of Tanzania ) and the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware ( Episcopal Church in
360-440: Was formed in 2014 by the merger of the former Anglican dioceses of Bradford , Ripon , and Wakefield , with all three former diocesan cathedrals given co-equal status in the new diocese. In the case of York the collegiate churches of Beverley , Ripon and Southwell were almost in the same position, but although the archbishop had a stall in each, he had no diocesan cathedra in them. The chapters were not united with that of
380-520: Was founded by Patrick in 900, and the Diocese of Argyll was founded by Bishop Harald in 1193. During the Scottish Reformation , most of the heritage and jurisdiction of the church was given to the Church of Scotland . However, the small Scottish Episcopal Church have maintained the line of bishops of both dioceses through to the present day. In the seventeenth century, the Diocese of the Isles
400-676: Was united with the dioceses of Caithness and Orkney , and, in 1819, was separated from them to unite with the Diocese of Argyll. In 1878, the Roman Catholic Church created a Diocese of Argyll and the Isles . The diocese is responsible for the only two Episcopalian retreat houses in Scotland ( Bishop's House Iona and the College of the Holy Spirit at the Cathedral of The Isles ). Keith Riglin , Vice Dean of King's College London ,
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