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In Catholicism a cathedral is where a bishop presides, as opposed to other parish churches where the priests are not bishops. Usually a cathedral building is a larger, but there are also large church buildings that are not cathedrals.

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Because it is the Seat of a bishop. Kathedra = Greek for seat or chair.

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