Largest Churches in the World

By: M.Gahrton Last Updated: 2014-01-26
 

Area in m²

Gross volume in m³

Name

Completion

City

Country

Denomination

20,139 (interior 15,160

1,200,000

St. Peter's Basilica

1506–1626

Vatican City

Vatican City

Roman Catholic

12,000

1,200,000

Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida

1955

Aparecida

Brazil

Roman Catholic

11,520

>500,000

Seville Cathedral

1520

Seville

Spain

Roman Catholic

11,200

480,000

Cathedral of Saint John the Divine

unfinished

New York

United States

Episcopal (Anglican)

10,186

440,000

Milan Cathedral

1386–1965

Milan

Italy

Roman Catholic

10,090

300 000

Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń

1994–2004

Licheń Stary

Poland

Roman Catholic

9,687

 

Liverpool Cathedral

1904-1978

Liverpool

United Kingdom

Church of England (Anglican)

8,700

130,000

Church of the Most Holy Trinity

2007

Fátima

Portugal

Roman Catholic

8,318

 

Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar

1681–1872

Zaragoza

Spain

Roman Catholic

8,162

170 000

Cathedral of Saint Sava

2003

Belgrade

Serbia

Orthodox


Sources: CC search, Google images, Wikipedia.org