List of former cathedrals in England, Wales and the Isle of Man

This is a list of former and intended cathedrals in England, Wales and the Isle of Man (including pre-Reformation cathedrals).

Location	Church	Dates	Notes
Aldfield	Fountains Abbey	1537-1550	It was a short-term cathedral founded by King Henry VIII.
Bath	The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul	1090	It was translated from Wells in 1090, joint cathedral with Glastonbury 1192, co-cathedral with Wells in 1218.
Bradwell-on-Sea	St Peter-on-the-Wall Church	654-664	Saxon cathedral
Bristol	The Holy Apostles	1850-1973	Roman Catholic pro-cathedral, replaced by Clifton Cathedral.
Chester	St John the Baptist	1072/1075-1102	Administered by secular canons from c.906 to c.1547.
Chester-le-Street		875-995	Location unknown.
Coventry	St. Mary's Priory and Cathedral	1095-1539	Benedictine priory
Coventry	St Michael's Cathedral, Coventry	1918-1940	A former parish church, that was destroyed during World War II.
Crediton	The Holy Cross	909-1050	It was translated to Exeter in 1050.
Denbigh		Until 1539	Earl of Leicester's church intended as a cathedral to replace St Asaph Cathedral, but now an unfinished ruin on the walls of Denbigh Castle.
Domnoc or Dunwich		630-673	A number or locations have been suggested. It was translated to North Elmham in 673.
Dorchester	Abbey of St Birinus	634-1072/1092	It was translated to Lincoln in 1072/1092 and was run by secular canons from 634 to 1140. It was an Augustinian priory from 1140 to 1536. It is now a parish church.
Douglas	St George's Church	until 1980	Pro-cathedral (acting cathedral)
Glastonbury	Glastonbury Abbey	It was joint with Wells from 1192 to 1218.
Hereford	Abbey of St Michael and All Angels, Belmont	1860-1916	Roman Catholic pro-cathedral. It was translated to St David’s Metropolitan Cathedral Cardiff.
Hexham	Abbey of St Andrew	681-821	Augustinian abbey from 1113 to 1537.
Hoxne	Hoxne Priory	Early 10th century	It became subordinate to North Elmham, then Thetford.
Kirkmichael	The Chapel of Bishopscourt Palace	Prior to 1980	Bishop's seat
Leicester		679-874	Location unknown, possibly now occupied by a parish church.
Lindisfarne		635-875	Location unknown because it pre-dates the priory ruins.
Liverpool	Pro-Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Copperas Hill	1850-1967	Built in 1813, it was replaced by Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral in 1967. It was then a parish church for the Archdiocese of Liverpool until its demolition in 1973.
Lindsey (Sidnacester)	Minster Church of St Mary	c.680-c.875	United with Dorchester
Madeley Heath	St Mary and St John		Holy Catholic Church—Western Rite Pro-cathedral, later translated to Our Lady of Grace Cathedral in Stoke-on-Trent
Middlesbrough	Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help	1878-1983	Diocese of Middlesbrough translated to Coulby Newham in 1983, the original building is now demolished.
North Elmham		673-1070	Translated from Domnoc 673, then translated to Thetford 1070.
Old Sarum		1075-1227	It was moved from Sherborne in 1075, then translated to Salisbury (New Sarum) in 1227.
Osney	Osney Abbey	1542-1546	Priory; see moved to Oxford in 1546.
Peel	Cathedral Church of St German	447-1980	Ruin on St Patrick’s Isle, replaced by a former parish church
Rhuddlan		c.1400	The site was proposed for a replacement to St Asaph following its sacking by Owain Glyndŵr. It was probably within the curtilage of Rhuddlan Castle.
Ramsbury		909-1058	It was translated to Sarum in 1075; the site is now occupied by newer church.
St Germans	Priory of St Germanus	c.936-1042	Augustinian priory c.1184-1539
Selsey	Abbey of St Peter or St Paul, Selsey	680-1075	Founded by St Wilfrid. Translated to Chichester after the Council of London in 1075AD. Original site not known for sure, but believed to be either at Church Norton or under the sea.
Sherborne	St Mary the Virgin Abbey, Sherborne	705-1075	Suppressed in 1058 and united with Ramsbury. Translated to Sarum (Salisbury) after the Council of London in 1075. It was a Benedictine abbey from 1122 to 1539.
Southend-on-Sea	St Erkenwald's Church		Considered for elevation to cathedral status, but ultimately left in disrepair and demolished 1995.
Thetford		1075-1091	Translated from North Elmham in 1075 and then translated again to Norwich in 1091. It's location is unknown.
Waltham Abbey	Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross and St Lawrence	1550s	It was a proposed cathedral by King Henry VIII.
Westminster	The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Peter	1540-1550	Benedictine abbey c.960-1540.
York	St George's, York and St Wilfrid's, York	1850-1878	Roman Catholic Diocese of Beverley had both of its pro-cathedrals in York from 1850, when the diocese was created to 1878 when it was divided into the Dioceses of Leeds and Middlesbrough

See also

• List of former cathedrals in the United Kingdom