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The Cathedral of Pescara is a fairly recent building, built in the 1930s (1933-1938). Before it was built there was a seventeenth-century church, but it was in a bad state at the beginning of the twentieth century. Shortly after the completion of the new church, the Second World War broke out and the facade of the church was damaged as a result. Subsequently renovated, the church became a cathedral in 1949.

The Cathedral of Piacenza, built between 1122 and 1233, is an important example of Romanesque architecture in Italy. The bell tower is a later work, dating from the 14th century. The modifications made to the cathedral were destroyed during the restoration carried out between 1897 and 1902 by the Bishop of Piacenza Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839-1905).

The Cathedral of Pozzuoli is built on an ancient Greek temple rebuilt in Augustan times (27 BC - 14 AD). Between the end of the 5th and the beginning of the 6th century, the inhabitants of Puteoli decided to dedicate this building from the Augustan period as a church to their patron saint Proculus. In 1636, Bishop Martín de León y Cárdenas, in accordance with the diktats of the Counter-Reformation, undertook the reconstruction of the cathedral, which was completed in 1647. The cathedral contains splendid paintings by famous artists of the time, above all Artemisia Gentileschi, author of the three canvases San Gennaro nell'anfiteatro di Pozzuoli, Santi Procolo e Nicea, Adorazione dei Magi.

Split Cathedral was built in the early 4th century as part of the complex of the Roman palace of Diocletian in Split. The building, which was originally an imperial mausoleum, was not dedicated to the church until the 7th century. In the 11th century, a bell tower was added and in the 17th century, the cathedral was enlarged by the construction of an apse in the choir. Consecrated as a cathedral at the turn of the 7th century AD, it is considered to be the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure. As part of the Diocletian's Palace, it is a World Heritage Site.

This magnificent church of Romanesque architecture is located not far from the town centre of Saint Florent. It is representative of the second period of the Pisan Romanesque on the island. Until the 18th century, this building was in fact a cathedral.

The cathedral of Liege was on the place Saint Lambert for close to 10 centuries but it was destroyed during the French revolution. After this, the collegiate Saint Paul was designated as cathedral. The Gothic building was rebuilt around 1240 and finished in 1430.Up to the 19th century, the church was adorned progressively with very beautiful Gothic furnishings made by major Belgian artists and by the contribution of masterpieces by well known local artists.

The Cathedral of Saints Boris and Gleb is a 16th-century Orthodox cathedral. The first church on the site of the present cathedral was built in the 12th century, of which only fragments of the foundations remain. The present church was founded in 1517 by Lithuanian Prince Konstanty Ostrogski and Metropolitan Joseph Soltan. In the 17th century, the church passed into the hands of the Uniates (Greek Catholics). The church returned to the Orthodox Christians after the dissolution of the Union in the annexed territories in 1839. The church was rebuilt by the Russians in the years 1873-1875 in the pseudo-Russian style. The building remained in use until 1961 when it was closed down and adapted for an archive. The Russian Orthodox Church received the church in 1996.

The Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Elena was built between 1924 and 1933. Originally it was planned to build the church according to the design of the Assumption Cathedral in Astrakhan, but the Bucharest architect Adrian Gabrilescu slightly modified it. Visarion Puiu, Metropolitan Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church, wished to consecrate the cathedral immediately after its completion in the presence of King Carol II. However, in view of the weather, the monarch chose to postpone the ceremony until 14 October 1934. But one week before the scheduled date, King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was killed in Marseille. The cathedral was not consecrated until 1935.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Martyrs Saints Hilary and Tatian dates from the 13th century. In 1471, the Chapel of St. Acacius, the best preserved part of the cathedral, was built. Between 1682 and 1702, the church underwent a radical Baroque renovation: Giulio Quaglio painted a series of frescoes that were lost during the First World War. In 1751, Gorizia became the seat of the archbishopric following the dismantling of the patriarchate. It was severely damaged during the First World War: it was returned to worship in 1928, as recalled by a plaque outside, in its present form.

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul was built between 1828 and 1861, designed by the architect Dominic Madden. Construction of the church was largely halted during the Great Famine. The church tower was completed in 1874. The parish church was elevated to pro-cathedral status in 1889, and to cathedral status in 1990.