List of basilicas in Germany

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This is an incomplete list of basilicas of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope. Currently there are some 76 basilicas in Germany.

List of basilicas

LocationCircumscriptionBasilicaDate of DesignationImage
Bad Staffelstein, BavariaBambergBasilica of Our Lady of AssumptionSeptember 2, 1897
Neukölln, BerlinMilitary Ordinariate of GermanyBasilica of St. John the Baptist Patron of BreslaviaDecember 3, 1906
Altötting, BavariaPassauBasilica of St. AnnJuly 8, 1913
Ettal, BavariaMunich and FreisingEttal AbbeyJanuary 28, 1920
Trier, Rhineland-PalatinateTrierSt. Matthias' AbbeyMarch 20, 1920
Cologne, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneSt. Gereon's BasilicaJune 25, 1920
Cologne, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBasilica of St. UrsulaJune 25, 1920
Kevelaer, North Rhine-WestphaliaMünsterBasilica of St Mary Comforter of SorrowsApril 11, 1923
Worms, Rhineland-PalatinateMainzWorms CathedralNovember 12, 1923
Bamberg, BavariaBambergImperial Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul and St. GeorgeDecember 4, 1923
Speyer, Rhineland-PalatinateSpeyerSpeyer CathedralMay 13, 1925
Seligenstadt, HesseMainzBasilica of Sts. Marcellinus and PetrusMay 27, 1925
Ottobeuren, BavariaAugsburgOttobeuren AbbeyNovember 25, 1925
Maria Laach, Rhineland-PalatinateTrierMaria Laach AbbeyJuly 14, 1926
Streithausen, Rhineland-PalatinateLimburgBasilica of Our Lady of the AssumptionJune 22, 1927
BerlinBerlinSt. Hedwig's CathedralOctober 27, 1927
Niddatal, HesseMainzBasilica of the Immaculate Conception, Sts. Peter and PaulNovember 28, 1928
Bingen am Rhein, Rhineland-PalatinateMainzBasilica of St. MartinMarch 12, 1930
Niederalteich, BavariaPassauBasilica of St. MauritiusNovember 11, 1931
Xanten, North Rhine-WestphaliaMünsterXanten CathedralMay 13, 1936
Tuntenhausen, BavariaMunich and FreisingBasilica of the Assumption of Our LadyJune 23, 1942
Gößweinstein, BavariaBambergBasilica of the Holy TrinityMay 7, 1948
Prüm, Rhineland-PalatinateTrierBasilica of the Transfiguration of Our LordJune 10, 1950
Berlin-SteglitzBerlinBasilica of Our Lady Queen of RosaryOctober 20, 1950
Trier, Rhineland-PalatinateTrierBasilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (German: LiebfrauenkircheJuly 13, 1951
Cologne, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBasilica of St. SeverinMarch 9, 1953
Werl, North Rhine-WestphaliaPaderbornBasilica of the Visitation of Our LadyOctober 16, 1953
Konstanz, Baden-WürttembergFreiburgCathedral of ConstanceMay 30, 1955
Bonn, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBonn MinsterJanuary 14, 1956
Weingarten, Baden-WürttembergRottenburg-StuttgartWeingarten AbbeyMarch 16, 1956
Aschaffenburg, BavariaWürzburgBasilica of Sts. Peter and AlexanderJanuary 17, 1958
Trier, Rhineland-PalatinateTrierSt. Paulinus' ChurchMay 23, 1958
Sankt Wendel, SaarlandTrierBasilica of St. WendalApril 22, 1960
Kall, North Rhine-WestphaliaAachenSteinfeld AbbeyOctober 7, 1960
Walldürn, Baden-WürttembergFreiburgBasilica of St. George and of the Most Precious BloodFebruary 16, 1962
Hildesheim, Lower SaxonyHildesheimBasilica of St. GodehardDecember 7, 1963
Ellwangen, Baden-WürttembergRottenburg-StuttgartBasilica of St. VitusJanuary 18, 1964
Regensburg, BavariaRegensburgSt. Emmeram's AbbeyFebruary 18, 1964
Regensburg, BavariaRegensburgBasilica of the Nativity of Our Lady to the Ancient ChapelMarch 5, 1964
Ingolstadt, BavariaEichstättBasilica of the Assumption of Our LadyJune 1, 1964
Cologne, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneSt. Maria im KapitolApril 23, 1965
Cologne, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBasilica of the Holy ApostlesSeptember 18, 1965
Altenstadt, BavariaAugsburgBasilica of St. MichaelOctober 9, 1965
Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBasilica of St. SuitbertMarch 28, 1967
Waldsassen, BavariaRegensburgStiftsbasilika WaldsassenSeptember 15, 1969
Kempten, BavariaAugsburgBasilica of St. Lawrence and Our Lady of the AssumptionDecember 20, 1969
Uhldingen-Birnau, Baden-WürttembergFreiburgBasilica of the Assumption of Our LadyApril 28, 1971
Benediktbeuern, BavariaAugsburgBenediktbeuern AbbeyMay 19, 1972
Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-WestphaliaAachenGladbach AbbeyApril 25, 1973
Augsburg, BavariaAugsburgSt. Ulrich's and St. Afra's AbbeyMay 26, 1973
Dormagen, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneKnechtsteden AbbeyJuly 25, 1974
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBasilica of St. LambertJuly 25, 1974
Saarbrücken, SaarlandTrierBasilica of St. John the BaptistOctober 22, 1975
Cloppenburg, Lower SaxonyMünsterBasilica of Our Lady of the Seven SorrowsApril 14, 1977
Scheyern, BavariaMunich and FreisingScheyern AbbeyJune 25, 1979
Dillingen, BavariaAugsburgBasilica of Sts. Peter and PaulOctober 11, 1979
Amberg, BavariaRegensburgBasilica of St. MartinJuly 16, 1980
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBasilica of St. MargaretSeptember 14, 1982
Osterhofen-Altenmarkt, BavariaPassauBasilica of St. MargaretDecember 29, 1982
Straubing, BavariaRegensburgBasilica of St. JamesMarch 9, 1989
Koblenz, Rhineland-PalatinateTrierBasilica of St. CastorJuly 30, 1991
Ulm-Wiblingen, Baden-WürttembergRottenburg-StuttgartWiblingen AbbeyMay 5, 1993
Marktleugast-Marienweiher, BavariaBambergBasilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryJune 25, 1993
Essen-Werden, North Rhine-WestphaliaEssenWerden AbbeyJuly 12, 1993
Cologne, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBasilica of St. KunibertJanuary 16, 1998
Hanover, Lower SaxonyHildesheimSt Clemens BasilicaMarch 12, 1998
Wemding, BavariaEichstättBasilica of Our Lady Source for Consolation and the Ascension of ChristSeptember 12, 1998
Landshut, BavariaMunich and FreisingBasilica of St. Martin and St. KastulusDecember 3, 2001
Fritzlar, HesseFuldaBasilica of St. PeterFebruary 14, 2004
Neuss, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneMinster-Basilica of St. Quirinus of NeussOctober 6, 2009
Herrieden, BavariaEichstättBasilica of Sts. Vitus and DeocarMay 31, 2010
Kiedrich, HesseLimburgBasilica of Sts. Dionys and ValentineJune 29, 2010
Lippetal, North Rhine-WestphaliaMünsterBasilica of St. IdaJuly 11, 2011
Wuppertal, North Rhine-WestphaliaCologneBasilica of St LaurentiusDecember 21, 2013
Boppard, Rheinland-PfalzTrierBasilica of St SeverusFebruary 18, 2014
Duderstadt, Lower SaxonyHildesheimBasilica of St. CyriakusOctober 3, 2015
Wechselburg, SaxonyDresden-MeissenWechselburg AbbeySeptember 16, 2018
Ochsenhausen, Baden-WürttembergRottenburg-StuttgartBasilica of St. GeorgeJune 3, 2019[1]
Reichenau, Baden-WürttembergFreiburgBasilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Mark the Evangelist, Reichenau AbbeyNovember 24, 2023

References

  1. 1."Klosterkirche St. Georg in Ochsenhausen ist "Basilica minor"".