St. Patrick's Old Cathedral

This article is about the former cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York. For the current cathedral, see St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan). For other uses, see St. Patrick's Cathedral.

St. Patrick's Old Cathedral
Mulberry Street facade
Map
40°43′25″N 73°59′43″W / 40.72361°N 73.99528°W / 40.72361; -73.99528
LocationMulberry Street, Manhattan, New York City
CountryUnited States
DenominationCatholic Church
TraditionLatin Church
WebsiteSt. Patrick's Old Cathedral
History
StatusMinor basilica, former cathedral
DedicationMay 14, 1815
Architecture
Architect(s)Joseph-François Mangin
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1809 (1809)
Completed1815 (1815)
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of New York
DeanerySouth Manhattan
Old St. Patrick's Cathedral Complex
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Part ofChinatown and Little Italy Historic District (ID10000012)
NRHP reference No.77000964[1]
NYSRHP No.06101.000076
NYCL No.0187
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1977
Designated CPFebruary 12, 2010
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980[2]
Designated NYCLJune 21, 1966

The Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral, sometimes shortened to St. Patrick's Old Cathedral or simply Old St. Patrick's, is a Catholic parish church, a basilica, and the former cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York, located in the Nolita neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Built between 1809 and 1815 and designed by Joseph-François Mangin in the Gothic Revival style,[3] it was the seat of the archdiocese until the current St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan opened in 1879.[4][5] Currently, liturgies are celebrated in English, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese. The church is at 260–264 Mulberry Street between Prince and Houston streets, with the primary entrance on Mott Street. Old St. Patrick parish merged with Most Precious Blood parish, and the two churches share priests and administrative staff.[6]

The Old St. Patrick's church building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966,[7] and the cathedral complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1] It was declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 2010.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p. 236
  4. ^ Betty J. Ezequelle (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old St. Patrick's Cathedral Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2009. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women. New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914, pp. 303–307.
  6. ^ "Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood". BASILICA OF ST. PATRICK'S OLD CATHEDRAL. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference nycland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).