User:Epistulae ad Familiares/List of largest church buildings

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St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the largest church in the world.

A church can be measured by various criteria in order to determine its size. Such measures include area, volume, length, width, height, or capacity. Several churches individually claim to be the largest church in the world, which may be due to any one of these criteria.

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This list includes churches that are still extant and have a known area of more than 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft). Only buildings that currently and mainly function for Christian worship are included. Buildings that are no longer used as churches or have no reliable sources are available for their stated sizes are excluded.

Name Volume Area Height Length Capacity Built Country Denomination Notes
Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida 1,200,000 m3[1][better source needed] 25,000 m2[2] 109 m[2] 30,000[2] 1955–80  Brazil Catholic (Latin) Total floor area 72,000 m2[2]
Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń 300,000 m3[3] 23,000 m2[3] 141.5 m[3] 139 m[3] 10,000[3] 1994–2004  Poland Catholic (Latin)
St. Peter's Basilica 20,139 m2[4] 136.57 m[5] 190 m[6] 20,000[6] 1506–1626  Vatican City Catholic (Latin)
Church of the Most Holy Trinity 12,000 m2[1] 18 m[1] 125 m[1] 8,600[1] 2004-07  Portugal Catholic (Latin)
Milan Cathedral 11,700 m2 (internal)[7] 1386–1965  Italy Catholic (Ambrosian Rite)
Seville Cathedral 11,520[8] to 23,951.38 m2[9] 1401–1528  Spain Catholic (Latin) According to UNESCO, the largest Gothic religious building.[10]
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine 480,000 m3[11] 11,200 m2[12] 1892–present  United States Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
Liverpool Cathedral 9,687[13] 2,000[14] 1904–78  United Kingdom Anglican (Church of England)
Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar 8,318[15] 1681–1872  Spain Catholic (Latin)
Cathedral of Our Lady 8,000[16] 1352–1521  Belgium Catholic (Latin)
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace 30,000 m2[17][better source needed] 157.89 m[18] 18,000[18] 1985–90[18]  Ivory Coast Catholic (Latin)
Cologne Cathedral 407,000[19] 7,914[citation needed] 1248–1880  Germany Catholic (Latin)
St Paul's Cathedral 7,875[20] 1677–1708  United Kingdom Anglican (Church of England)
Washington National Cathedral 7,712[21] 1907–90  United States Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
Amiens Cathedral 200,000 (interior only) 7,700[22] 1220–70  France Catholic (Latin) Gross volume slightly below 400,000[citation needed]
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 7,097 (interior)
12,069 (exterior)[23] 		1919–61  United States Catholic (Latin)
Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral 323,000 6,100 [24] 2010– 18  Romania Eastern Orthodox (Romanian) Tallest and largest Eastern Orthodox church in the world by volume[citation needed]
De Hoeksteen, Barneveld 43,300 6,020[25] 2007–08  Netherlands Calvinist
Church of Saint Sava 170,000[26] 3,650[26] 1935–89  Serbia Eastern Orthodox (Serbian) Largest church in the Balkans[citation needed]
Provo ward conference center 5,038[27] 2012  United States The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [28]
St. Mary's Church 155,000[29] 5,000[citation needed] 1343–1502  Poland Catholic (Latin)
Winchester Cathedral 4,968[30] 1079–1525  United Kingdom Anglican (Church of England) The longest Gothic Cathedral in Europe[citation needed]
Basilica de San Martin de Tours (Taal) 4,320[31] 1856–78  Philippines Catholic (Latin) Largest Catholic church in Asia
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire 4,273[32] 1083–1375  United Kingdom Anglican (Church of England)
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral 86,000[33] 3,170[34] 1882–1912  Bulgaria Eastern Orthodox (Bulgaria)
Medak Cathedral 2,800[35] 1914–26  India Anglican (Church of South India)
Nashville Stake Center 2,500[36] [37] 2015  United States The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Basilica of St. John the Baptist 64,040[38] 2,135[citation needed] 1839–55  Canada Catholic (Latin) The largest church in eastern Canada[citation needed]

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  8. ^ Quintero, Josephine. "Seville Cathedral, The City of Seville main sights, Andalucia, Southern Spain". Andalucia.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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  13. ^ "Cathedral". Liverpool Cathedral. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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  15. ^ "La Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar" (in Spanish). Goya.unizar.es. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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  21. ^ "Architectural History". Washington National Cathedral. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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  23. ^ "Histsory: Architecture". National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  24. ^ "Cathedral's official website (Romanian only)". Romanian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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  26. ^ a b "Храм у простору и бројевима" [Temple in space and numbers]. hramsvetogsave.rs (in Serbian). Храм Светог Саве. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  27. ^ Herald, Genelle Pugmire-Daily. "BYU 48-ward conference center ready for fall". Daily Herald.
  28. ^ Taylor, Scott (13 April 2011). "New LDS Church facility in Provo to house 48 wards, 4 stakes". DeseretNews.com.
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  31. ^ Basilica de San Martin de Tours (Taal)
  32. ^ "Facts & Figures". Ely Cathedral. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  33. ^ 15 Century Bulgaria Foundation (15 века БЪЛГАРИЯ) website, article with title Patriarchal cathedral stauropigial memorial church St. Alexander Nevsky (pdf in English)
  34. ^ "I love early morning Sofia". Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. The church occupies an area of 3170 m² and can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers inside, which makes it the second biggest cathedral on the Balkan Peninsula after the Temple of Saint Sava in Serbia.
  35. ^ "Welcome to Medak Diocese | Church of South India". Csimedakdiocese.in. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  36. ^ "Mormon church expands reach in Williamson County". The Tennessean.
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  38. ^ "Geology of the Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland" (PDF). Geoscience Canada. 31 (1). Geological Association of Canada: 1–10. March 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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