What is a Cathedral?
A Cathedral is the church where the Bishop has his cathedra, which means chair in Latin.
There is a Bishop (or Archbishop) in each Diocese (or Archdiocese).
A Diocese is an ecclesiastical district, the Dioceses are often the same territory as the political provinces, but not always.
Usually the Cathedral of each Diocese/Province is located in the biggest city of the province.
The Cathedral is not always the biggest or ‘fanciest’ church in a city. For example in Barcelona Sagrada Familia is not the Cathedral.
There can not be two Cathedrals in one city, as there can’t be two bishops.
To make things a little bit more complicated there are concathedrals, this happens when a bishop has more than two seats, or cathedras, in different towns of the same diocese. This is not common, and when it happens is for an ‘historical mess’ between territories.
Spanish Cathedrals
There are 70 Catholic dioceses in Spain, with its cathedrals. I have prepare for you a ‘small’ sample of photos of some of them.
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Avila: Cathedral of the Saviour
![Avila's cathedral Interior of the cathedral in Avila](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/avila-cathedral.jpg)
Segovia: Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption and Saint Frutos
![Segovia's Cathedral Gothic ceiling of the cathedral in Segovia](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/segovia-cathedral.jpg)
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Valencia: Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia
![Valencia's cathedral Baroque entrance of the cathedral in Valencia](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/valencia-cathedral-hierros-gate.jpg)
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Alcala de Henares: Cathedral of the Child Saints Justus and Pastor
![Alcala's Cathedral stained glass window at the Alcala Cathedral](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/alcala-cathedral-glass.jpg)
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Madrid: Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena
![Madrid's cathedral ceiling and organ at the cathedral in Madrid](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/almudena-cathedral-madrid.jpg)
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Oviedo: Cathedral of the of the Holy Saviour
![Oviedo's cathedral Night illumination of the Cathedral in Oviedo](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/Oviedo-cathedral.jpg)
Córdoba: Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba or Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
![Cordoba's cathedral Mihrab of the former mosque of cordoba](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/cordoba-cathedral.jpg)
Sevilla: Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See
![Sevilla's Cathedral views of Sevilla from the cathedral belltower](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/Sevilla-cathedral.jpg)
Cuenca: Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Julian of Cuenca
![Cuenca's Cathedral main facade of cuenca cathedral](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/cuenca-cathedral.jpg)
Salamanca: The New Cathedral
![Salamanca's cathedral ceiling and dome of the cathedral](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/Salamanca-new-cathedral.jpg)
Toledo: Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo
![Toledo's cathedral View of Toledo's Cathedral from a viewpoint](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/toledo-cathedral.jpg)
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León
![Leon's cathedral cathedral seen from the square](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/leon-cathedral.jpg)
Astorga: Cathedral of Saint Mary
![Astorga's Cathedral Facade of the Cathedral in Astorga](https://toursensations.com/wp-content/uploads/astorga-cathedral.jpg)