A 'co-cathedral' is a
cathedral church which shares the honor of being a
bishop's seat, or ''cathedra'', with another cathedral. Instances of this occurred in
England before the
Protestant Reformation in the
dioceses of
Bath and
Wells, and of
Coventry and
Lichfield, hence the names of these dioceses. In
France the
bishop of Couserans (a see suppressed at the Revolution) had two co-cathedral churches at
Saint-Lizier, and the
bishop of Sisteron (a see also suppressed) had a second throne in the church of
Forcalquier which is still called ''La Con-cathédrale''.
In the
United States, the
Roman Catholic diocese that encompasses most of the state of
West Virginia is known as the Diocese of
Wheeling-
Charleston after its two cathedral cities. The
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in
Minnesota has the
Cathedral of Saint Paul and the
Basilica of Saint Mary as its co-cathedrals. Other instances include the
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in
Texas, the Diocese of
Fort Wayne-
South Bend in
Indiana, and the Diocese of
Pensacola-Tallahassee in
Florida. Each of these dioceses has a co-cathedral in each of its see cities.
There are three instances in the United States in which a cathedral and its co-cathedral is in the same city.
★ The
Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace and the
Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus share this relationship, both within walking distance of each other in
Honolulu, Hawaii. In the
Diocese of Honolulu, the two churches are not hierarchically equal. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace has primacy over the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus.
★ The
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and
St Joseph's Co-Cathedral also share this relationship in the
Diocese of Burlington, Vermont.
★ In the same way, the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen are both in the same city, serving the
Archdiocese of Baltimore.
In the
Episcopal Church, both 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".
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, and the chapters were not united with that of 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.
See also
★
List of the Roman Catholic cathedrals of the United States
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