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List of cathedrals in Portugal

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Source revisionJun 14, 2025
Entity authorityQ1841366 ↗
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This is the list of cathedrals in Portugal sorted by denomination.

Catholic

Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Portugal:

Angra do Heroismo Cathedral/Church of the Blessed Saviour (Portuguese: Sé de Angra do Heroísmo/Catedral do Santíssimo Salvador)

Aveiro Cathedral/Church of Saint Dominic or Church of Our Lady of Mercy(Portuguese: Sé de Aveiro/Catedral de Aveiro/Igreja de São Domingos ou de Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia)

Beja Cathedral/Church of Saint James the Great (Portuguese: Sé de Beja/Catedral de Beja)

Braga Cathedral/Cathedral of Saint Mary (Portuguese: Sé de Braga/Cathedral de Santa Maria)

Bragança Cathedral/ Church of Our Lady Queen (Portuguese: Igreja Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha)

Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro/Church of Saint Mary the Great (Portuguese: Sé de Miranda/Igreja Matriz de Miranda/Igreja de Santa Maria Maior)

Coimbra New Cathedral/Church of the Society of Jesus (Portuguese: Igreja do Colégio de Jesus/Igreja das Onze Mil Virgens/Sé Nova de Coimbra/Museu de História Natural)

Évora Cathedral/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Portuguese: Sé de Évora)

Faro Cathedral/Church of Saint Mary (Portuguese: Sé de Faro/Catedral de Faro/Igreja de Santa Maria)

Funchal Cathedral/Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (Portuguese: Sé de Faro/Catedral de Faro/Igreja de Santa Maria)

Guarda Cathedral/Cathedral of Our Lady of Consolation (Portuguese: Sé da Guarda)

Lamego Cathedral/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Portuguese: Sé de Lamego)

Leiria Cathedral/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Portuguese: Sé de Leira/Catedral de Leiria)

Lisbon Cathedral/Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint Mary the Great (Portuguese: Sé de Lisboa/Igreja de Santa Maria Maior)

Portalegre Cathedral/ Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Portuguese: Sé de Portalegre/Catedral de Portalegre)

Castelo Branco Co-Cathedral/Church of Saint Michael (Portuguese: Sé de Castelo Branco/Igreja de São Miguel)

Porto Cathedral/Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady (Portuguese: Sé de Porto)

Santarém Cathedral/College of Our Lady of the Assumption/Seminary of Santarém (Portuguese: Colégio de Nossa Senhora da Conceição/Seminário de Santarém/Sé de Santarém/Vestígios do Antigo Paço Real)

Setúbal Cathedral/Church of Saint Mary of Grace (Portuguese: Sé de Setúbal/Igreja de Santa Maria da Graça)

Cathedral of Viana do Castelo (Portuguese: Sé de Viana do Castelo/Igreja Matriz de Viana do Castelo)

Vila Real Cathedral/Church and Convent of Saint Dominic (Portuguese: Sé de Vila Real/Igreja e convento de São Domingos)

Viseu Cathedral/Cathedral of St.

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