There are 1388 registered churches in Turkey. The city with the most churches in Turkey is Istanbul, with 158 churches. Istanbul is followed by Nevşehir with 92 churches, Gümüşhane with 78 churches and Mardin with 69 churches.
This is the list of cathedrals in Turkey sorted by denomination.
Eastern Orthodox
edit- St. George's Cathedral, Istanbul (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)
Oriental Orthodox
edit- Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church (Holy Mother of God Patriarchal Church),
Istanbul (Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople)
Catholic
editCathedrals of the Catholic Church in Turkey:[1]
- Cathedral of the Annunciation, İskenderun (Latin Rite)
- Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Istanbul (Latin Rite)
- St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral, Istanbul (Armenian Rite)
- St. John's Cathedral, İzmir (Latin Rite)
- Co-Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua, Mersin (Latin Rite)
- Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Cathedral, Istanbul (Melkite Greek Catholic Rite)
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Diyarbakır (Chaldean Rite)
See also
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References
edit- ^ GCatholic.org: Special Churches in Turkey