The principal church of a diocese in which the cathedra or bishop's throne is to be found.
Related Terms
| Term |
Note |
| ABBEY |
The buildings of a monastic community presided over by an abbot or abbess. |
| CHAPTER HOUSE |
The building attached to a cathedral or collegiate church where the dean, prebendaries or monks and canons met for the transaction of business. |
| CHURCH |
A building used for public Christian worship. |
| CLERGY HOUSE |
A residence for all clergy having the sole or subordinate charge of a living |
| CLOISTER |
A covered walk, walled on one side and usually arcaded on the other, surrounding or partly surrounding an open area in a monastery or similar complex of Christian buildings. |
| FRIARY |
A religious house occupied by men of mendicant religious orders (friars). |
| MONASTERY |
A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of men living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| NUNNERY |
A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of women, such as nuns or canonesses, living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| PRIORY |
A lesser monastery headed by a prior, often linked to a cathedral or dependent on a mother house. |
| TREE CATHEDRAL |
Trees, hedges and shrubs planted in the form of a medieval cathedral sometimes used as a memorial. |
