Name
|
Area (m2)
|
Gross volume (m³)
|
Capacity
|
Built
|
City
|
Country
|
Denomination
|
Notes
|
Interior
|
Exterior
|
St. Peter's Basilica
|
15,160[2]
|
21,095[2]
|
|
60,000[3]
|
1506–1626
|
Vatican City
|
Vatican City
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest church in the world [1]
|
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady Aparecida
|
12,000[4][5][6]
|
18,331[7]
|
1,200,000[8]
|
30,000[9]
|
1955–80
|
Aparecida
|
Brazil
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest cathedral in the world.[10]
|
Milan Cathedral
|
11,700[11][12]
|
|
440,000[13]
|
40,000
|
1386–1965
|
Milan
|
Italy
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Seville Cathedral
|
11,520[14]
|
|
500,000 +
|
|
1401–1528
|
Seville
|
Spain
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest Gothic religious building in the world.[15]
|
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
|
11,241[16]
|
|
480,000[17]
|
8,600
|
1892–present
|
New York City
|
United States
|
Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
|
Unfinished.
|
Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń
|
10,090[citation needed]
|
|
300,000[18]
|
|
1994–2004
|
Licheń Stary
|
Poland
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
9,240 m2[18] or 10,090 m2
|
Liverpool Cathedral
|
9,687[19]
|
|
450,000 +
|
3,500
|
1904–78
|
Liverpool
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglican (Church of England)
|
|
Basilica of the Holy Trinity
|
8,700[20]
|
|
130,000
|
9,000
|
2004–07
|
Fátima
|
Portugal
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Area given as 12,000m²[8]
|
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
|
8,515[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
4th–5th century; rebuilt 1825–1929
|
Rome
|
Italy
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar
|
8,318[21]
|
|
|
|
1681–1872
|
Zaragoza
|
Spain
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Florence Cathedral
|
8,300[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1296–1436
|
Florence
|
Italy
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Ulm Minster
|
8,260[citation needed]
|
|
190,000
|
2,000
|
1377–1890
|
Ulm
|
Germany
|
Protestant (Lutheran)
|
Tallest church in the world[22]
|
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
|
8,167[citation needed]
|
|
|
10,000
|
1974–76
|
Mexico City
|
Mexico
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Circular base of 102 m in diameter[23]
|
Cathedral of Our Lady
|
8,000[24]
|
|
|
|
1352–1521
|
Antwerp
|
Belgium
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
|
8,000[25]
|
|
|
20,000[25]
|
1964–76
|
Rio de Janeiro
|
Brazil
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Basilica of the Sacred Heart
|
8,000[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1905–70
|
Koekelberg (Brussels)
|
Belgium
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
|
7,989
|
30,000[26]
|
|
18,000[27]
|
1985–89
|
Yamoussoukro
|
Ivory Coast
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
The basilica proper is 7,989 m2.[28] The exterior area (footprint) also includes a rectory, a villa, and the two semicircular colonnades, which are not strictly part of the church. The basilica has seating for 7,000 people in the nave, and standing room for an additional 11,000 people, for a grand total of 18,000 people.
|
Hagia Sophia
|
7,960[citation needed]
|
|
255,800[29]
|
|
532–537
|
Istanbul
|
Turkey
|
Eastern Orthodox (Greek)
|
Constructed as a Byzantine church in 537 before being converted into a mosque following the fall of Constantinople. It remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly one thousand years. In 1934, after the Ottoman Empire, the secular Turkish government decided to convert into a museum opened to the public. This decision was reversed and now it is once again a mosque.
|
San Petronio Basilica
|
7,920[citation needed]
|
|
258,000
|
28,000
|
1390–1479
|
Bologna
|
Italy
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Cologne Cathedral
|
7,914[citation needed]
|
|
407,000[30]
|
|
1248–1880
|
Cologne
|
Germany
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
St Paul's Cathedral
|
7,875[31]
|
|
|
|
1677–1708
|
London
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglican (Church of England)
|
|
Washington National Cathedral
|
7,712[32]
|
|
|
|
1907–90
|
Washington, DC
|
United States
|
Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
|
|
Amiens Cathedral
|
7,700[33]
|
|
200,000 (interior only)
|
|
1220–70
|
Amiens
|
France
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Gross volume slightly below 400,000[citation needed]
|
Abbey of Santa Giustina
|
7,700[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1501–1606[34]
|
Padua
|
Italy
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Cathedral of the Nativity
|
7,500[35]
|
|
135,000[36]
|
8,200
|
2017–2019
|
Cairo
|
Egypt
|
Oriental Orthodox (Coptic)
|
Largest Oriental Orthodox church in the world
|
Yoido Full Gospel
|
7,450 (estimated)
|
44,000+
|
|
12,000
|
1973
|
Seoul
|
South Korea
|
Protestant (Pentecostal)
|
Largest Pentecostal church
|
St. Vitus Cathedral
|
7,440[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1344–1929
|
Prague
|
Czech Republic
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
|
7,097[37]
|
10,234
|
|
7,500
|
1920–2017
|
Washington, DC
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest Catholic church in North America. The figure given for the interior area refers to the Great Upper Church and the upper floor. The area of the Crypt Church and the lower floor is 12,069 m2, for a total floor area of 19,166 m2.[37]
|
Cathedral of La Plata
|
6,968[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1884–1932
|
La Plata
|
Argentina
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest church in Argentina[citation needed]
|
Saint Joseph's Oratory
|
6,825[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1904–67
|
Montreal
|
Canada
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
The largest church in Canada
|
Shrine of St. Paulina
|
6,740[38]
|
9,000[38]
|
|
6,000[39]
|
2003–2006
|
Nova Trento
|
Brazil
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
|
6,732[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1573–1813
|
Mexico City
|
Mexico
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Palma Cathedral
|
6,655[citation needed]
|
|
160,000 (interior)
|
|
1220–1346
|
Palma, Majorca
|
Spain
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Reims Cathedral
|
6,650[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1211–75
|
Reims
|
France
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
The longest church in France at 149.17m[citation needed]
|
Berlin Cathedral or Berliner Dom
|
6,270 [40]
|
|
|
2,000+
|
1451–1905
|
Berlin
|
Germany
|
Protestant (Lutheran)
|
116 meters high & 73 meters wide, remarkable landmark of the city.
|
Strasbourg Cathedral
|
6,044[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1015–1439
|
Strasbourg
|
France
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
World's tallest building from 1647 to 1874[citation needed]
|
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
|
6,038[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1998–2002
|
Los Angeles
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
De Hoeksteen
|
|
|
43,300
|
2,531
|
2007-08
|
Barneveld
|
Netherlands
|
Protestant (Calvinist)
|
|
People's Salvation Cathedral
|
6,000[41][42]
|
|
323,000[43][44][45]
|
7,000
|
2010–present
|
Bucharest
|
Romania
|
Eastern Orthodox (Romanian)
|
Tallest and largest (by volume) Orthodox church building in the world.[46][47]
|
Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church
|
6,000[citation needed]
|
|
|
6,500
|
1991–2004
|
San Giovanni Rotondo
|
Italy
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Vaulted church holding 6,500 seats[citation needed]
|
York Minster
|
5,927[48]
|
|
|
|
1230–1472
|
York
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglican (Church of England)
|
Largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe.
|
Bourges Cathedral
|
5,900[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1195–1230
|
Bourges
|
France
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
São Paulo Cathedral
|
5,700[49]
|
|
|
8,000[50]
|
1913–1954
|
São Paulo
|
Brazil
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Esztergom Basilica
|
5,660[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1822–69
|
Esztergom
|
Hungary
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Notre Dame de Paris
|
5,500[citation needed]
|
|
|
9,000
|
1163–1345; 2019–present (reconstruction)
|
Paris
|
France
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Roof and main spire destroyed by fire on 15 April 2019
|
Sagrada Familia
|
5,400[citation needed]
|
|
|
9,000
|
1882–present
|
Barcelona
|
Spain
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Unfinished. Will be the tallest church in the world when finished (172.5m).[citation needed] Is expected to be completed sometime after 2026.[51]
|
Primate Cathedral of Bogotá
|
5,300[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1807–23
|
Bogotá
|
Colombia
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Chartres Cathedral
|
5,200[citation needed]
|
10,875[citation needed]
|
|
|
1145–1220
|
Chartres
|
France
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
New Cathedral, Linz
|
5,170[citation needed]
|
|
|
20,000[52]
|
1862–1924
|
Linz
|
Austria
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Speyer Cathedral
|
5,038
|
|
|
|
1030-1103
|
Speyer
|
Germany
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
|
Provo ward conference center
|
5,038[53]
|
|
|
|
2012
|
Provo, Utah
|
United States
|
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
[54]
|
Westminster Cathedral
|
5,017[citation needed]
|
|
|
3,000
|
1895–1910
|
London
|
United Kingdom
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest Catholic Church in the UK.
|
Medak Cathedral
|
5,000[55]
|
|
|
|
1914–26
|
Medak
|
India
|
Anglican (Church of South India)
|
|
Lincoln Cathedral
|
5,000 (estimated)[56]
|
|
|
|
1185–1311
|
Lincoln, England
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglican (Church of England)
|
|
St. Mary's Church
|
5,000[citation needed]
|
|
155,000[57]
|
|
1343–1502
|
Gdańsk
|
Poland
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Holy Trinity Cathedral
|
5,000[citation needed]
|
|
137,000[citation needed]
|
|
1995–2004
|
Tbilisi
|
Georgia
|
Eastern Orthodox (Georgian)
|
|
Winchester Cathedral
|
4,968[58]
|
|
|
|
1079–1525
|
Winchester
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglican (Church of England)
|
The longest Gothic cathedral in Europe[59]
|
Almudena Cathedral
|
4,800[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1883–1993
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
It has a north–south orientation instead of east–west.
|
Dresden Cathedral
|
4,800[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1739–55
|
Dresden
|
Germany
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest church in all of Saxony[citation needed]
|
Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux
|
4,500[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1929–54
|
Lisieux
|
France
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Basilica de San Martin de Tours (Taal)
|
4,320[60]
|
|
|
|
1856–78
|
Taal, Batangas
|
Philippines
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest Catholic church in Asia
|
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
|
4,273[61]
|
|
|
|
1083–1375
|
Ely
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglican (Church of England)
|
|
Frauenkirche
|
4,188[citation needed]
|
|
185,000–190,000[62]
|
|
1468–1525
|
Munich
|
Germany
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
|
4,181[63]
|
|
|
2,000[63]
|
1898-1954
|
Newark, New Jersey
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
St. Stephen's Basilica
|
4,147
|
|
|
|
1851–1906
|
Budapest
|
Hungary
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (St. Louis)
|
4,130[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1907–14
|
St. Louis
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Mosaics 7,700 square meters[citation needed]
|
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
|
4,000 +[64]
|
7,000
|
260,000
|
|
1818–58
|
Saint Petersburg
|
Russia
|
Eastern Orthodox (Russian)
|
Built as a cathedral, now a museum
|
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
|
3,980[65]
|
6,829.3[65]
|
101,992[65]
|
9,500[65]
|
1839–83
|
Moscow
|
Russia
|
Eastern Orthodox (Russian)
|
Rebuilt from 1995 to 2000
|
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Yerevan
|
3,822[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1997–2001
|
Yerevan
|
Armenia
|
Oriental Orthodox (Armenian)
|
|
Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral
|
3,820[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
2015–2018
|
Raleigh
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Catedral Evangelica de Chile or Jotabeche Cathedral
|
3,714.91 [66][67]
|
|
|
7,000[68][69]
|
1967-74
|
Santiago de Chile
|
Chile
|
Protestant (Pentecostal)
|
Largest capacity in Chile, national historic monument since 2013. 20,000 persons into it for the dedication of new “Temple-Cathedral". 2nd-largest congregation; 350,000 by one pastor-bishop.[70][66][71][72][73]
|
Church of Saint Sava
|
3,650[74]
|
4,830[75]
|
170,000[76]
|
|
1935–89
|
Belgrade
|
Serbia
|
Eastern Orthodox (Serbian)
|
Largest church in the Balkans[citation needed]
|
Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine
|
3,512[77]
|
|
|
1,859
|
2021-2022
|
Oklahoma City
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Yeonmudae Catholic Church
|
3,360[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
2008–2009
|
Korea Army Training Center
|
South Korea
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
The largest church in East Asia[citation needed]
|
Grace Cathedral
|
3,357[78]
|
|
|
|
1910–64
|
San Francisco
|
United States
|
Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
|
|
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Lewiston, Maine)
|
3,264
|
|
|
2,200
|
1906–1936
|
Lewiston, Maine
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Largest church in the State of Maine, still serves mass in French.
|
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
|
3,170[79]
|
|
86,000[80]
|
|
1882–1912
|
Sofia
|
Bulgaria
|
Eastern Orthodox (Bulgaria)
|
|
Christ Cathedral
|
3,030[81]
|
|
|
|
1977–1980
|
Garden Grove, California
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Formerly known as the Crystal Cathedral. Consecrated as the Christ Cathedral[82]
|
Westminster Abbey
|
2,972[83]
|
|
|
2,200[84]
|
960–18c
|
London
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglican (Church of England)
|
|
Sümi Baptist Church, Zünheboto
|
2,885
|
|
|
8,500
|
2007–2017
|
Zunheboto, Nagaland
|
India
|
Protestant (Baptist)
|
|
St Andrew's Cathedral, Patras
|
2,600[85]
|
|
|
|
1908–1974
|
Patras
|
Greece
|
Eastern Orthodox (Greek)
|
1,900 m2 on the ground floor and additionally 700 m2 on the first level (used as a gynaeconitis)
|
St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan)
|
2,500[86][87]
|
|
|
2,400[88]
|
1858–1878
|
Manhattan, New York
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Beomeo Cathedral
|
2,463[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
2013–2016
|
Daegu
|
South Korea
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Helsinki Cathedral
|
2,400
|
|
|
1,300
|
1869–1887
|
Helsinki
|
Finland
|
Protestant (Lutheran)
|
|
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe)
|
2,322[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1869–1887
|
Santa Fe, New Mexico
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
Our Lady of Dolours Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica
|
2,300[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1929–2005
|
Thrissur
|
India
|
Catholic (Syro-Malabar)
|
It has the third tallest tower in Asia[citation needed]
|
St. John's Church, Seongnam
|
2,260[citation needed]
|
|
|
|
1994–2002
|
Seongnam
|
South Korea
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
Until 2009, largest church in East Asia[citation needed]
|
Basilica of St. John the Baptist
|
2,135[citation needed]
|
|
64,040[89]
|
|
1839–55
|
St. John's
|
Canada
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|
St. Joseph Cathedral
|
2,125
|
|
|
|
1941
|
San Diego
|
United States
|
Catholic (Latin)
|
|