List of largest church buildings
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List of largest church buildings

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Name	Area (m²)	Gross volume (m³)	Built	City	Country	Denomination	Notes

Interior	Exterior

St. Peter's Basilica	15,160	21,095	1506–1626	Vatican City	Vatican City	Catholic (Latin)

Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida	12,000	1,200,000	1955–80	Aparecida	Brazil	Catholic (Latin)

Seville Cathedral	11,520	500,000 +	1401–1528	Seville	Spain	Catholic (Latin)	May be larger than stated interior size, which remains a subject of debate. According to UNESCO, the largest Gothic religious building.

Milan Cathedral	11,700	440,000	1386–1965	Milan	Italy	Catholic (Ambrosian Rite)

Cathedral of Saint John the Divine	11,200	480,000	1892–present	New York City	United States	Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.)	Unfinished

Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń	10,090	300,000	1994–2004	Licheń Stary	Poland	Catholic (Latin)	9,240 m² or 10,090 m²

Liverpool Cathedral	9,687	450,000 +	1904–78	Liverpool	United Kingdom	Anglican (Church of England)

Church of the Most Holy Trinity	8,700	130,000	2004-07	Fátima	Portugal	Catholic (Latin)	Area given as 12,000m²

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls	8,515	IV–1823	Rome	Italy	Catholic (Latin)

Cathedral of the Nativity	8,500	185,000	2017-2019	Cairo	Egypt	Oriental Orthodox (Coptic)	Largest Oriental Orthodox church in the world by area

Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar	8,318	1681–1872	Zaragoza	Spain	Catholic (Latin)

Florence Cathedral	8,300	1296–1436	Florence	Italy	Catholic (Latin)

Ulm Minster	6,029	8,260	190,000	1377–1890	Ulm	Germany	Lutheran	World's tallest church. Also one of the largest brick churches.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe	8,167	1974–76	Mexico City	Mexico	Catholic (Latin)	Circular base of 102 m in diameter

Basilica of the Sacred Heart	8,000	1905-70	Koekelberg (Brussels)	Belgium	Catholic (Latin)

Cathedral of Our Lady	8,000	1352–1521	Antwerp	Belgium	Catholic (Latin)

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral	8,000	1964-76	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Catholic (Latin)

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace	7,989	30,000	1985–89	Yamoussoukro	Ivory Coast	Catholic (Latin)	The enclosed area approximately 8,000 m²

Hagia Sophia	7,960	255,800	532–537	Istanbul	Turkey	Eastern Orthodox (Ecumenical Patriarchate)	Originally built as a church, then converted into a mosque, now a museum

San Petronio Basilica	7,920	258,000	1390–1479	Bologna	Italy	Catholic (Latin)

Cologne Cathedral	7,914	407,000	1248–1880	Cologne	Germany	Catholic (Latin)

St Paul's Cathedral	7,875	1677–1708	London	United Kingdom	Anglican (Church of England)

Washington National Cathedral	7,712	1907–90	Washington, DC	United States	Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.)

Amiens Cathedral	7,700	200,000 (interior only)	1220–70	Amiens	France	Catholic (Latin)	Gross volume slightly below 400,000

Abbey of Santa Giustina	7,700	1501–1606	Padua	Italy	Catholic (Latin)

St. Vitus Cathedral	7,440	1344-1929	Prague	Czech	Catholic (Latin)

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	7,097	12,069	1919–61	Washington, DC	United States	Catholic (Latin)

Saint Isaac's Cathedral	7,000	260,000	1818–58	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Eastern Orthodox (Russian)	Built as a cathedral, now a museum

Calvary Temple	7,000 (estimated)	2012	Hyderabad, India	India	Calvary Temple

Cathedral of La Plata	6,968	1884-1932	La Plata	Argentina	Catholic (Latin)	Largest church in Argentina

Saint Joseph's Oratory	6,825	660,000	1904–67	Montreal	Canada	Catholic (Latin)

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral	6,732	1573-1813	Mexico City	Mexico	Catholic (Latin)

Palma Cathedral	6,655	160,000 (interior)	1220-1346	Palma, Majorca	Spain	Catholic (Latin)

Reims Cathedral	6,650	1211-75	Reims	France	Catholic (Latin)	The longest church in France at 149.17m

Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral	6,100	323,000	2010 - 2018	Bucharest	Romania	Eastern Orthodox (Romanian)	Tallest and largest Eastern Orthodox church in the world by volume

Strasbourg Cathedral	6,044	1015–1439	Strasbourg	France	Catholic (Latin)	World's tallest building from 1647 to 1874

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels	6,038	1998–2002	Los Angeles	United States	Catholic (Latin)

De Hoeksteen, Barneveld	6,020	43,300	2007–08	Barneveld	Netherlands	Calvinist

Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church	6,000	1991-2004	San Giovanni Rotondo	Italy	Catholic (Latin)	Vaulted church holding 6,500 seats

Bourges Cathedral	5,900	1195-1230	Bourges	France	Catholic (Latin)

Esztergom Basilica	5,660	1822–69	Esztergom	Hungary	Catholic (Latin)

Notre Dame de Paris	5,500	1163–1345	Paris	France	Catholic (Latin)	Roof and main spire destroyed by fire on 15 April 2019

Sagrada Familia	5,400	1882–present	Barcelona	Spain	Catholic (Latin)	Will be the tallest church in the world when finished (172.5m)

Church of Saint Sava	3,650	170,000	1935–89	Belgrade	Serbia	Eastern Orthodox (Serbian)	Largest church in the Balkans

São Paulo Cathedral	5,300	1913-1954	São Paulo	Brazil	Catholic (Latin)	Capacity for 8,000 people

Primate Cathedral of Bogotá	5,300	1807-23	Bogotá	Colombia	Catholic (Latin)

Chartres Cathedral	5,200	1145-1220	Chartres	France	Catholic (Latin)	Ground area 10,875 square meters

New Cathedral, Linz	5,170	1862–1924	Linz	Austria	Catholic (Latin)

Provo ward conference center	5,038	2012	Provo, Utah	United States	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Westminster Cathedral	5,017	1895–1910	London	United Kingdom	Catholic (Latin)

St. Mary's Church	5,000	155,000	1343–1502	Gdańsk	Poland	Catholic (Latin)

Holy Trinity Cathedral	5,000	137,000	1995–2004	Tbilisi	Georgia	Eastern Orthodox (Georgian)

Winchester Cathedral	4,968	1079–1525	Winchester	United Kingdom	Anglican (Church of England)	The longest Gothic Cathedral in Europe

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour	4,900	195,000	1839–83	Moscow	Russia	Eastern Orthodox (Russian)	Rebuilt from 1995 to 2000

Dresden Cathedral	4,800	1739-55	Dresden	Germany	Catholic (Latin)	Largest church in all of Saxony

Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux	4,500	1929-54	Lisieux	France	Catholic (Latin)

Basilica de San Martin de Tours (Taal)	4,320	1856–78	Taal, Batangas	Philippines	Catholic (Latin)	Largest Catholic church in Asia

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire	4,273	1083–1375	Ely	United Kingdom	Anglican (Church of England)

Frauenkirche	4,188	185,000–190,000	1468–1525	Munich	Germany	Catholic (Latin)

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (St. Louis)	4,130	1907-14	St. Louis	United States	Catholic (Latin)	7,700 square meters

Lincoln Cathedral	4,000 (Estimated)	1185-1311	Lincoln, England	United Kingdom	Anglican

Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Yerevan	3,822	1997–2001	Yerevan	Armenia	Oriental Orthodox (Armenian)

Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral	3,820	2015–2018	Raleigh	United States	Catholic (Latin)

Yeonmudae Catholic Church	3,360	2008-2009	Korea Army Training Center	South Korea	Catholic (Latin)	The largest church in East Asia

Grace Cathedral	3,357	1910–64	San Francisco	United States	Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.)

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral	3,170	86,000	1882–1912	Sofia	Bulgaria	Eastern Orthodox (Bulgaria)

Crystal Cathedral	3,030	1977-1980	Garden Grove, California	United States	Catholic (Latin)	Planned to be consecrated as The Christ Cathedral

Westminster Abbey	2,972	960-18c	London	United Kingdom	Anglican (Church of England)

Medak Cathedral	2,800	1914–26	Medak	India	Anglican (Church of South India)

St Andrew's Cathedral, Patras	2,600	2013-2016	Patras	Greece	Eastern Orthodox (Greek)

Nashville Stake Center	2,500	2015	Nashville, Tennessee	United States	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Beomeo Cathedral	2,463	2013-2016	Daegu	South Korea	Catholic (Latin)

Roskilde Cathedral	2,322	1170-1985	Roskilde	Denmark	Lutheran (Church of Denmark)

Our Lady of Dolours Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica	2,300	1929-2005	Thrissur	India	Catholic (Syro-Malabar)	It has the third tallest tower in Asia

St. John's Cathedral (Seongnam)	2,260	1994-2002	Seongnam	South Korea	Catholic (Latin)	Until 2009, largest church in East Asia

Basilica of St. John the Baptist	2,135	64,040	1839–55	St. John's	Canada	Catholic (Latin)	The largest church in eastern Canada

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St. Peter's is the largest church in the world.

final_sentence: St. Peter's is the largest church in the world.