Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota)

Cathedral of Saint Paul
National Shrine of the Apostle Paul
44°56′49″N 93°06′32″W / 44.94694°N 93.10889°W / 44.94694; -93.10889
Location	239 Selby Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	cathedralsaintpaul.org
History
Status	Cathedral, national shrine
Consecrated	1958[1]
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Emmanuel Louis Masqueray
Style	Beaux-Arts architecture
Years built	1906–1915
Specifications
Capacity	3,000
Length	307 feet (94 m)
Width	216 feet (66 m)
Height	306.5 feet (93.4 m)
Dome height (inner)	175 feet (53 m)
Dome diameter (outer)	120 feet (37 m)
Dome diameter (inner)	96 feet (29 m)
Number of towers	2
Tower height	150 feet (46 m)
Clergy
Archbishop	Bernard Hebda
Rector	Very Rev. Joseph Johnson
Laity
Director of music	Lawrence Lawyer
Organist(s)	Chris Ganza
Sacristan	Greg Povolny
St. Paul Cathedral-Catholic
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Built	1906–1915
Architect	Emmanuel Louis Masqueray; Whitney Warren
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Historic Hill District (ID76001067)
NRHP reference No.	74001039[2]
Added to NRHP	June 28, 1974

The Cathedral of Saint Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, along with the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis. One of the most distinctive cathedrals in the United States, it sits on Cathedral Hill overlooking downtown Saint Paul and features a distinctive copper-clad dome. It is dedicated to Paul the Apostle, who is also the namesake of the City of Saint Paul. The current building opened in 1915 as the fourth cathedral of the archdiocese to bear this name. On March 25, 2009, it was designated as the National Shrine of the Apostle Paul by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. It is the third-largest Catholic cathedral and sixth-largest church in the United States.^[3]