- cathedrals
Churches that are the principal church of a diocese, serving as the seat of the bishop, or of the archbishop, primate, patriarch, or pope of the diocese. They are generally grandiose structures and house the "cathedra," which is the throne of the bishop.
cathedrals
A cathedral is a Christian church that serves as the headquarters of a bishop. It is often a large church and located in a city, but neither condition is necessary to qualify as a cathedral; the designation is functional, not architectural.
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