The Cathedral of All Saints | |
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Location | 62 S. Swan St. Albany, NY, 12210 |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Episcopal |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
Website | [1] |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Robert W. Gibson |
Style | Neo-Gothic |
Groundbreaking | June 3, 1884 |
Completed | 1888 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of Albany |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Jeremiah Williamson |
Dean | Dr. Leander S. Harding |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Woodrow Bynum |
Organist(s) | Owen Reid |
The Cathedral of All Saints, Albany, New York, is located on Elk Street in central Albany, New York, United States. It is the central church of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany and the seat of the Episcopal Bishop of Albany. Built in the 1880s in the Gothic style and designed by Robert W. Gibson, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Previously it had been recognized as a contributing property to the Lafayette Park Historic District, listed on the Register in 1970.
It was the first Episcopal Cathedral church in the United States to be built expressly as such, rather than a local parish being chosen to serve as the church of a bishop, and for that reason, it is also called the Pioneer Cathedral. The church was unable to complete the cathedral and the large planned complex in the early 20th century. Because the commissioner of the State Education Department had his headquarters built on the remainder of the block, the remainder of the cathedral will never be completed. Some foundations for planned expansions remain, however, for instance, for spires.