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List of basilicas

This is a list of Roman Catholic basilicas.

Table of contents 1 Major Basilicas 2 Minor Basilicas 2.1 Canada 2.2 Costa Rica 2.3 Côte d'Ivoire 2.4 Cuba 2.5 Dominican Republic 2.6 France 2.7 Guatemala 2.8 Ireland 2.9 Italy 2.10 Mexico 2.11 Nicaragua 2.12 Spain 2.13 United States

Major Basilicas

There are only five major basilicas, all in Rome:

• St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the Pope, the Patriarch of Rome,
• St. Peter's Basilica is assigned to the Patriarch of Constantinople,
• St. Paul outside the Walls to the Patriarch of Alexandria[?],
• St. Mary Major[?] to the Patriarch of Antioch[?],
• St. Lawrence outside the Walls[?] to the Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Minor Basilicas

The majority of basilicas are termed "minor basilicas". Some of these basilicas are also cathedrals (seats of dioceses.)

Canada

Elsewhere

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