A cathedral (Frenchcathédrale frae Latin. cathedra, "seat" frae the Greekkathedra (καθέδρα), seat, stuil, furm, frae kata "doun" + hedra seat, base, chair) is a Christiankirk whlk conteens the seat o a bishop,[1] sicweys serrin as the central kirk o a diocese, conference, or episcopate.[2]