What are the difference between diocese and cathedral?

Answer 1

A cathedral has bishops and priests but a church only has priests

Roman Catholic AnswerThe only thing that makes a church into a cathedral is the presence of a "cathedra". The cathedra is from the Greek for chair, and in the church refers to the stool, seat, chair, or throne of a bishop in his cathedral-church. It is not necessarily a large church and there are usually larger and more beautiful churches in a diocese then the cathedral. But it is the mother church of the whole diocese, regardless of size.

Answer 2

A Cathedral is the principal church of the diocese containing the Bishops throne, The word Cathedral derived from Latin, ecclesia cathedralis meaning 'church of a Bishop's seat'. A church therefore, remains as a place of public and Christian worship. Church is a Biblical word for 'assembly' and further means 'all Christians living or dead or all Christians living in the world'

Answer 3

The cathedral houses the cathedra which is the bishops chair. Basically, a cathedral is the main church within a diocese, where the bishop leads mass and from which the bishop leads the diocese.

Answer 4

In some forms of Christianity, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop.

A cathedral ( from Lat. cathedra, "seat" ) is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop. There is typically one cathedral in each Diocese.

Answer 5

A church is a public building for worship. A Chapel is a private place of worship. Cathedrals are the offical seat for bishops.

Answer 6

The difference between a church and a cathedral is that a cathedral is a church that also serves as the seat of the bishop. The cathedral is usually the main church of the dioceses.

Answer 7

no

church is the assembly of people believing on the same faith but cathedral is the structure of the church.

Answer 8

Apart from generally being larger than a church, a cathedral has a bishop.