Cathedral of Christ the King | |
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Catedral de Cristo Rey (Spanish) | |
33°49′41.09″N 84°23′13.023″W / 33.8280806°N 84.38695083°W | |
Location | Atlanta, GA |
Address | 2699 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, Georgia |
Country | United States |
Language(s) | English (primary), Spanish (select events & masses) |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Membership | ~5,700 registered families |
Website | www |
History | |
Former name(s) | Co-Cathedral of Christ the King (1939-1956, until Diocese of Savannah and Atlanta split) |
Founded | 1936 |
Founder(s) | First Pastor, Fr. Joseph E. Moylan |
Consecrated | 1939 |
Past bishop(s) | Wilton Daniel Gregory (2004-2019), elevated to Cardinal |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Henry D. Dagit, Jr. |
Style | French Neo-Gothic |
Years built | 1937-1939 |
Groundbreaking | 1937 |
Completed | 1939 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 700 |
Number of spires | 2 |
Materials | Limestone |
Administration | |
Metropolis | Atlanta |
Archdiocese | Atlanta |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Most Rev. Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv |
Auxiliary Bishop(s) | Most Rev. John-Nhan Tran
Most Rev. Bernard Edward Shlesinger III Most Rev. Joel Matthias Konzen |
Rector | Msgr. Francis G. McNamee |
Vicar(s) | Rev. Joe Wagner, Rev. Juan Carlos Villota Viteri |
Deacon(s) | Rev. Mr. Chris Andronaco, Rev. Mr. John McManus, Rev. Mr. Bruce Goodwin, Rev. Mr. Whitney Robicahux |
Laity | |
Director of music | Michael Accurso |
Youth ministry coordinator | Children's: Elaine McCollum, Teens: Kate Curran, Lana Urbina |
The Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, Georgia (United States) is the mother-church for the one million members of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. The cathedral is located at what is popularly called "Jesus Junction" on Peachtree Road, between East Wesley Road and Peachtree Road, in Atlanta's uptown Buckhead district. At present, the parish is one of the ten largest congregations in the United States, with over 5,500 families. Christ the King School also occupies the property, with an enrollment of approximately 600 students.