List of Former Cathedrals in The United Kingdom - England - Post-Reformation Roman Catholic

Post-Reformation Roman Catholic

Location Image Name Dates Notes Coordinates
Clifton, Bristol Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles 1850–1973 Roman Catholic pro-cathedral replaced by Clifton Cathedral
Now closed		 51°27′23″N 2°36′35″W / 51.456297°N 2.609720°W / 51.456297; -2.609720
Hereford, Herefordshire Abbey Church of St Michael and All Angels 1859–1920 Roman Catholic pro-cathedral, (now Belmont Abbey). The see was translated to St David’s Metropolitan Cathedral Cardiff 52°02′22″N 2°45′23″W / 52.03932°N 2.756412°W / 52.03932; -2.756412 (Belmont Abbey)
Kensington, London Our Lady of Victories Church 1867–1903 It was the pro-cathedral for nearly thirty-six years until Westminster Cathedral in London was opened in 1903 51°29′57″N 0°11′52″W / 51.499038°N 0.197657°W / 51.499038; -0.197657
Liverpool, Merseyside Pro-Cathedral of St. Nicholas 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 53°24′25″N 2°58′30″W / 53.407°N 2.975°W / 53.407; -2.975
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles 1878–1983 It was a Pro-Cathedral until the Roman Catholic see was translated to Coulby Newham in 1983;
Former site redeveloped following the demolition of the building after damage from an arson attack on 30 May 2000		 54°34′48″N 1°14′13″W / 54.580127°N 1.236844°W / 54.580127; -1.236844
Southwark, London Archbishop Amigo Jubilee Hall 1942–1958 Served as a Pro-cathedral during the rebuilding of the adjacent cathedral following destruction during World War II 51°27′23″N 2°36′35″W / 51.456297°N 2.609720°W / 51.456297; -2.609720 (Archbishop Amigo Jubilee Hall (former pro-cathedral))
York, North Yorkshire St. George's Church 1850–1864 It served as a pro-catheral for the Diocese of Beverley until the construction of St. Wilfrid's in York. 53°57′18″N 1°04′33″W / 53.9550°N 1.0758°W / 53.9550; -1.0758
York, North Yorkshire St Wilfrid's Church 1864–1878 Both churches served as consecutive pro-cathedrals for the Diocese of Beverley until it split in 1878 into the Diocese of Leeds and the Diocese of Middlesbrough 53°57′43″N 1°05′05″W / 53.961900°N 1.084700°W / 53.961900; -1.084700

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