Holy Name Cathedral | |
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Location | 730 North Wabash Avenue Chicago, Illinois |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | holynamecathedral |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1843 (parish) |
Dedicated | November 21, 1875 by Bishop Thomas Foley |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | NRHP |
Designated | 2000 |
Architect(s) | Patrick Keely et al. |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | July 19, 1874 |
Administration | |
Province | Chicago |
Archdiocese | Chicago |
Parish | Holy Name |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Cardinal Blase J. Cupich |
Rector | Very. Rev. Gregory Sakowicz |
Laity | |
Director of music | David C. Jonies |
Holy Name Cathedral | |
Location | 735 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°53′45″N 87°37′39″W / 41.89587°N 87.62755°W |
Built | 1874 |
Architect | Patrick Keely; Henry Schlacks; Charles Murphy; Joseph McCarthy |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 00000477 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 25, 2000 |
Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago is the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, one of the largest Catholic dioceses in the United States. The church serves as the episcopal seat of the current Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.
Dedicated on November 21, 1875, Holy Name Cathedral replaced the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of the Holy Name, which were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. During renovations, a fire in 2009 caused major damage to the roof and interior of the church.[2] The damage was repaired and the cathedral reopened later that year.