What is the oldest church still in use?

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia the Cenacle (the site of the Last Supper) in Jerusalem was the first Christian church. The Dura-Europos church in Syria is the oldest surviving church building in the world, while the archaeological remains of both the Aqaba Church and the Megiddo church have been considered to ...



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The oldest known purpose-built Christian church in the world is in Aqaba, Jordan. Built between 293 and 303, the building pre-dates the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, and the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, West Bank, both of which were constructed in the late 320s.

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Domnius. The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, consecrated at the turn of the 7th century AD, is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date (though the bell tower dates from the 12th century).

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St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the largest church in the world.

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Knap of Howar, Orkney The UK's oldest surviving building is this Neolithic farmstead on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney.

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Liverpool Cathedral is the largest cathedral and religious building in Britain, and the eighth largest church in the world.

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