List of largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings

This is a list of the largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings in the world, based on area and capacity. Any Eastern Orthodox church building that has a capacity of 3,000 people or more, can be added to this page. The church buildings are listed in alphabetical order according to country. The churches are from various jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

List Name Image Area (m²) Gross volume (m³) Capacity Built City Country Jurisdiction Notes Interior ExteriorPeople's Salvation Cathedral8,400 m² Romania's National Cathedral. Construction World May 201813,670 m² The Database of Buildings: Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului Românesc in Bucharest Annual Report Umdasch Group 2018: The largest church in the Balkans (PDF) m³ 2010–2025Bucharest RomaniaPatriarchate of RomaniaThe world’s largest, tallest, and longest Eastern Orthodox church building.Saint Isaac's Cathedral  m²  m²Zoran Veljovic: the largest orthodox temple m³ 1818–1858Saint Petersburg RussiaState Russian MuseumEastern Orthodox church building with the largest footprint.Cathedral of Christ the Saviour m² Official Site Построение Храма Dmitri Sidorov 2004: National Monumentalization ant the Politics of Scale: The Resurrections of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow (PDF)  m² Dmitri Sidorov 2004: National Monumentalization ant the Politics of Scale: The Resurrections of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow (PDF) m³ 1839–1883, rebuilt 1994–2000Moscow RussiaMoscow PatriarchateChurch of Saint Sava3,650 m² 4,830 m² Cadastre of the Republic of Serbia cadastral parcel of the church of saint sava 1819/2 at 4830 m², Opstina Savski Venac m³ 1935–2020Belgrade SerbiaSerbian PatriarchateKazan Cathedral m² 1811Saint Petersburg RussiaMoscow PatriarchateTrinity Izmailovsky Cathedral m² 1835Saint Petersburg RussiaMoscow PatriarchateHoly Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi m² m³1995-2004Tbilisi GeorgiaPatriarchate of GeorgiaNovocherkassk Ascension Cathedral m² m³1904Novocherkassk RussiaMoscow PatriarchateAlexander Nevsky Cathedral m² m³1882-1912Sofia BulgariaPatriarchate of Bulgaria Transfiguration Cathedral m² 1837, rebuilt 2003Odesa UkraineMoscow PatriarchateSeverely damaged by a Russian missile attack on 23 July 2023.Smolny Convent m² Смольный монастырь, собор1764Saint Petersburg RussiaMoscow PatriarchateKronstadt Naval Cathedral m² 1913Kronstadt RussiaMoscow PatriarchateSaint Sophia Cathedral2,276 m²1011Kyiv UkraineOrthodox Church of UkraineChurch of Saint Panteleimon m² 1930Athens GreeceGreek Orthodox ChurchAnnunciation Cathedral m² Благовіщенський собор у Харкові1901Kharkiv UkraineUkrainian Orthodox ChurchSaint Andrew of Patras m² Dr. Charis Alk. Apostolopoulos, University of Patras, "Historical data from construction – damages in the structure of the new church of Saint Andrew in Patras", Proceedings of 3rd National Conference "Mild interventions for the protection of historic structures. New Design Trends", Ministry of Culture, Thessaloniki 2009 (paper in Greek)1908–1974Patras GreeceGreek Orthodox ChurchCathedral of the Lord's Ascension m² 2017Bacău RomaniaPatriarchate of RomaniaResurrection Cathedral1,772 m² 5,0002014Tirana AlbaniaAlbanian Orthodox ChurchDormition of the Mother of God Cathedral1,629 m²1886Varna BulgariaPatriarchate of BulgariaTimișoara Orthodox Cathedral m² m³1940Timișoara RomaniaPatriarchate of RomaniaAlexander Nevsky Cathedral m² 1900Tallinn EstoniaMoscow PatriarchateAgios Minas Cathedral m²Chiotaki Aspasia, Bachelor Thesis with title Religious Tourism in Heraklion, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, 2009 1895Heraklion GreeceGreek Orthodox ChurchDormition of the Theotokos Cathedral m²Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral (Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului)Catedrala Mitropolitană din Cluj-Napoca 1933Cluj-Napoca RomaniaPatriarchate of RomaniaChurch of Saint Mark m² 1940Belgrade SerbiaSerbian PatriarchateSaints Boris and Gleb Cathedral m² 1905Daugavpils LatviaMoscow PatriarchatePoti Cathedral m² 1906Poti GeorgiaPatriarchate of GeorgiaUspenski Cathedral m² 1868Helsinki FinlandFinnish Orthodox ChurchSt. Michael's Cathedral 2000Cherkasy UkraineOrthodox Church of UkraineChurch of the Holy Sepulchre 326Jerusalem Israel (de facto)Patriarchate of JerusalemTransfiguration Cathedral of Ugresha Monastery 1894Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Oblast RussiaMoscow PatriarchateChurch of the Nativity of Christ 1857Kyshtym RussiaMoscow PatriarchateSt. Nicholas Naval Cathedral 1753Saint Petersburg RussiaMoscow PatriarchateSophia Cathedral 1788Saint Petersburg RussiaMoscow PatriarchateUzhhorod Orthodox Cathedral 1990Uzhhorod UkraineUkrainian Orthodox ChurchIași Metropolitan Cathedral1887Iași RomaniaPatriarchate of RomaniaChurch of Holy Transfiguration 1878Pančevo SerbiaSerbian Patriarchate

See also List of tallest Eastern Orthodox church buildings List of largest church buildings List of tallest domes Lists of cathedrals

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