Basilica of St. Adalbert (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

Basilica of St. Adalbert
Basilica of St. Adalbert (Grand Rapids, Michigan) is located in Michigan
Basilica of St. Adalbert (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Location in Michigan
42°58′31″N 85°41′05″W / 42.9752°N 85.6846°W / 42.9752; -85.6846
Location654 Davis Avenue, NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Websitebasilicagr.org
History
StatusMinor basilica
Founded1881
Architecture
Architect(s)Henry J. Harks
StyleRomanesque Revival
Groundbreaking1907
Completed1913
Construction cost$150,000
Specifications
Length194 feet (59 m)[1]
Width94 feet (29 m) (transept)
Nave width80 feet (24 m)
Number of domesThree
Dome height (outer)150 feet (46 m) (central)
134 feet (41 m) (towers)
MaterialsLimestone
Administration
DioceseGrand Rapids
Clergy
Bishop(s)Most Rev. David J. Walkowiak
Assistant priest(s)Fr. David Sacha
Pastor(s)Fr. Ron Hutchinson

The Basilica of St. Adalbert is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church and a parish church of the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Its namesake and patron is St. Adalbert of Prague (c. 956 – 23 April 997), bishop and martyr, and a Patron of Poland, the nation from which the basilica's original parishioners emigrated.

  1. ^ Skendzel, Eduard Adam (22 November 2012). "Architecture of St. Adalbert's". Grand Rapids Historical Commission. Retrieved 2014-05-28.