The cathedral of santa maria assunta is a catholic cathedral in nepi, italy the cathedral of brasilia in brazil takes a modernist form the word cathedral is derived from the french cathédrale, which came from the latin. It is the presence of the bishop's cathedra in a church that makes it a cathedral. There is only one cathedral
Cathedral - Diocese of Madison - Madison, WI
Some examples of the differences between a cathedral and a basilica are the university of notre dame basilica of the sacred heart, the notre dame in paris, and the cathedral of saint paul in minnesota.
A cathedral is the chief church of a diocese and in itself is also a parish church
The bishop is technically the pastor of the cathedral parish, and appoints a rector to manage its spiritual and temporal affairs The word cathedral comes from the latin cathedra. A cathedral is the principal church of a diocese, a geographic region overseen by a bishop It functions as the bishop’s home church, where he conducts major liturgical celebrations.
Originally, the cathedral was the only parish church for the entire diocese, and later, after the establishment of rural parishes, for the episcopal city In christian antiquity it was only in large cities like rome that certain ministerial functions were habitually discharged in presbyterial churches These tituli or “titles”, however. Cathedral means “house of the seat” and became the universal designation within the roman catholic church around the 12th century for the church that housed the cathedra, or bishop’s seat/throne
