Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica | |
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45°25′47″N 75°41′47″W / 45.42971°N 75.69646°W | |
Location | 385 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1J9 |
Country | Canada |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Cathedral, minor basilica (from 1879) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | National Historic Site |
Designated | 1990 |
Architectural type | church |
Style | Neoclassical Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1841–1865 1876–1885 (interior)[1] |
Specifications | |
Number of spires | 2 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Ottawa-Cornwall |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Most Rev. Marcel Damphousse |
Rector | Fr. David Bergeron, c.c. |
Laity | |
Director of music | Michel Guimont |
Organist(s) | Jennifer Loveless |
Official name | Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1990 |
Type | Municipal Heritage Designation (Part IV) |
Designated | 1978 |
The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada located on 385 Sussex Drive in the Lower Town neighbourhood. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.[2][3]
The basilica is the oldest and largest church in Ottawa and the seat of the city's Roman Catholic archbishop. Its twin spires and gilded Madonna are easily identifiable from nearby Parliament Hill and the surrounding area. The church was last renovated and restored in the late 1990s. Services are held in both French and English. Its Easter and Christmas masses are telecast nationally on Salt+Light Television every year.