What is diff bet Church,Cathedral, chapel,basilica?

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Answer 1

Ooooo, Og know what a basilica is! Og know because we have one in SJ California. A basilica is a special designation for a cathedral that designates it as a residence for the pope when he's in the neighborhood.

Chapel is a place where rites are administered and there may be several chapels in a cathedral or church. A cathedral is just the principle church in a diocese.

Happy hunting.

Answer 2

Basically, it is a difference of size, architecture style, and/or stature within the church (sometimes all three at once). These names are used by Catholics for their buildings of worship, but they are not exclusive to the Catholic faith.

From the Catholic Encyclopedia (www.newadvent.org):

When St. Martin divided his military cloak (cappa) and gave half to the beggar at the gate of Amiens, he wrapped the other half round his shoulders, thus making of it a cape (capella). [snip] the relic likewise gave its name to the oratory where it was kept, and subsequently any oratory where Mass and Divine service were celebrated was called capella, chapelle, or chapel.

It is now agreed that it [church] is derived from the Greek kyriakon (cyriacon), i.e. the Lord's house, a term which from the third century was used, as well as ekklesia, to signify a Christian place of worship.

Cathedral: The chief church of a diocese, in which the bishop has his throne and close to which is his residence; it is, properly speaking, the bishop's church, wherein he presides, teaches, and conducts worship for the whole Christian community.

The term basilica can indicate either the architectural style of a church, or its canonical status.

Answer 3

The Size.... Just joking....

Cathedral = Church where a bishop is in
Church = Place of Worship by Christians (any denomination)
Chapel = a separate place of public worship dependent on the church of a parish
Basilica = A Roman Catholic Church that has been accorded certain privileges by the pope

Answer 4

Actually, they're all churches. Some just belong to different religions. For instance, Church goes to Christians, Cathedral is to Catholics, etc.

Answer 5

They are all structures for meeting places of Christians. They are not, in themselves holy, nor are they the "church". The church is the people. In the time of Jesus, he went around with just a few things on his back, preaching and healing. Sometimes I wonder where it got started to have such elaborate places to meet when money could be used for the helpless.

Answer 6

Religious places of christian faith.

The main difference therein is that non of them preach the real teachings of their Master.

If you go inside you find Three Gods -for worship but they deny and say they are one?

Poor bleavers cannot protest and say " I SEE THRE "

Answer 7

The difference is the size.
There are different names used by different denominations also.