Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral

Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral
Façade of Proto-Cathedral
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General information
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Town or cityBardstown, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Completed1823
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Rogers of Baltimore.[1]

The Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral is a Catholic parish church at 310 West Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky. It is the original cathedral of the present Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, originally erected as the Diocese of Bardstown — "proto-cathedral" means the original cathedral of a see that has transferred or moved. During its years as a cathedral, the pastor was Benedict Joseph Flaget, the first bishop of Bardstown.

  1. ^ The Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder, May 14, 1939, page 7