This is a complete list of basilicas of the Catholic Church. A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope.
Not all churches with "basilica" in their title actually have the ecclesiastical status, which can lead to confusion, since it is also an architectural term for a church-building style.
In the 18th century, the term took on a canonical sense, unrelated to this architectural style. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major ("greater") and minor basilicas. Today only four of them, all in the Diocese of Rome, are classified as major basilicas: the major basilicas of St John Lateran, St Peter's, St Paul outside the Walls, and St Mary Major. All other canonical basilicas, currently over 1,800 in total, are minor basilicas.
By canon law no Catholic church can be honoured with the title of basilica unless by apostolic grant or from immemorial custom. The Basilica di San Nicola da Tolentino was the first minor basilica to be canonically created, in 1783. The 1917 Code of Canon Law officially recognised churches using the title of basilica from immemorial custom as having such a right to the title of minor basilica. Such churches are referred to as immemorial basilicas.
Basilicas in Asia CountryCity/MunicipalityBasilicaYear of DesignationImage ChinaShanghaiBasilica of Our Lady Help of Christians (She Shan Basilica)1942 IndiaSee List of basilicas in India IsraelHaifaBasilica of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery1839 IsraelJerusalemBasilica of the Holy SepulchreShared administration with the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Armenian Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and Syriac Orthodox Church.Immemorial IsraelJerusalemBasilica of the Agony (Church of All Nations)ImmemorialAlthough the present church was only built in 1924. Israel JerusalemBasilica of St Stephen1903 IsraelJerusalemBasilica of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Hagia Maria Sion Abbey1957 IsraelJerusalemSt Anne's Church1957 IsraelLower GalileeBasilica of the Transfiguration, Mount TaborImmemorial IsraelNazarethBasilica of the AnnunciationImmemorialAlthough the present church was only built in 1967. JapanNagasakiBasilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs2016 KazakhstanKaragandaBasilica of St Joseph2020 KuwaitAl AhmadiMinor Basilica of Our Lady of Arabia2026 MalaysiaBukit MertajamChurch of Saint Anne2019 PalestineBethlehemBasilica of the NativityImmemorial PalestineJerusalem GovernorateSt Cleophas Church1919 Philippines AgooBasilica Minore of Our Lady of Charity1982 PhilippinesAngeles CityBasilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary2026 Philippines BadocBasilica of Saint John the Baptist2018 Philippines Batangas CityBasilica of the Immaculate Conception1948 Philippines Cebu CityBasilica del Santo Niño1965 PhilippinesGapanBasilica of the National Shrine of La Virgen Divina Pastora2024 PhilippinesMajayjayBasilica of Saint Gregory the Great2025 Philippines MalolosCathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception1999 Philippines ManaoagBasilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag2014 Philippines ManilaSan Sebastian Church1890 PhilippinesManilaMetropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception1981 PhilippinesManilaBasilica of the National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno (Quiapo Church)1987 Philippines ManilaBasilica of the National Shrine of San Lorenzo Ruiz (Binondo Church)1992 PhilippinesManilaBasilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Santa Cruz Church)2025 PhilippinesManilaBasilica and Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño de Tondo2026 PhilippinesMarikinaBasilica and Diocesan Shrine of Saint Paul of the Cross2025Dicasterium de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum Philippines Naga CityBasilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia1985 Philippines OraniBasilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Orani2019 PhilippinesParañaqueBasilica of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians2025 PhilippinesPiatBasilica of Our Lady of Piat1999 Philippines Quezon CityBasilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel2018 Philippines Quezon CityBasilica of St Pedro Bautista2020 PhilippinesSan CarlosBasilica of St Dominic de Guzman2022 Philippines Santa Maria, BulacanBasilica of La Purisima Concepcion2021 PhilippinesSanta Maria, Ilocos SurBasilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption2024 Philippines SinaitBasilica of St Nicholas of Tolentino2021 Philippines TaalBasilica of St Martin of Tours1954 PhilippinesTaguigBasilica of St Anne2022 Philippines Tayabas CityBasilica of St Michael the Archangel1988 PhilippinesTaytayBasilica of St John the Baptist2024Parroquia de San Juan Bautista - Taytay, Rizal South KoreaMokpoBasilica of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ2021 Sri LankaTewattaBasilica of Our Lady of Lanka1973 TaiwanKaohsiungHoly Rosary Basilica Cathedral1995 TaiwanPingtungBasilica of the Immaculate Conception, Wanchin1984 VietnamHanoiBasilica of the Immaculate Conception (Sở Kiện)2010 VietnamHo Chi Minh CityCathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception1959 VietnamLa Vang"Old" Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang(Destroyed in 1972)1961 VietnamNam ĐịnhBasilica of Immaculate Conception, Phu Nhai2008
Basilicas in Africa CountryCity/MunicipalityBasilicaYear of creationImageAlgeriaAlgiersBasilica of Our Lady of Africa1875AlgeriaAnnabaBasilica of St Augustine1914BeninOuidahBasilica of the Immaculate Conception1989 Burkina FasoYagmaBasilica of Our Lady of Yagma2013BurundiMugeraBasilica of St. Anthony of Padua2025CameroonYaoundéBasilica of Mary Queen of the Apostles2006Côte d'IvoireYamoussoukroBasilica of Our Lady of Peace1990Democratic Republic of the CongoLubumbashiBasilica of St Mary2000EgyptCairoBasilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus1972EgyptCairoCathedral of Our Lady of FatimaChaldean Catholic Church1993Equatorial GuineaMongomoBasilica of the Immaculate Conception2011GhanaElminaSt Joseph's Basilica2007GhanaKumasiSt Peter's Cathedral Basilica2004GhanaNandomBasilica of St Theresa of the Infant Jesus2008GhanaNavrongoCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows2006KenyaNairobiCathedral Basilica of the Holy Family1982NigeriaOnitshaCathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity2007RwandaKabgayiCathedral Basilica of Our Lady1992SenegalPopenguineBasilica of Our Lady of Deliverance1991TunisiaCarthageCathedral of St Louis1918UgandaKampalaBasilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Munyonyo2019UgandaLodongaBasilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary1961UgandaNamugongoBasilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo1993ZimbabweBulawayoCathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception2013
Basilicas in North and Central America and the Caribbean