Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral

Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral is located in Montreal
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
45°29′57.10″N 73°34′6.10″W / 45.4991944°N 73.5683611°W / 45.4991944; -73.5683611
Location1085 De la Cathédrale street
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 2V3
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral, minor basilica
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleRenaissance, Baroque
Groundbreaking1875
Completed1894
Specifications
Length101.5 metres (333 ft)
Width45.72 metres (150.0 ft)
Height76.8 metres (252 ft) (cupola)
Administration
ProvinceMontreal
MetropolisMontreal
ArchdioceseMontreal
Clergy
ArchbishopThe Most Rev. Christian Lépine
Vicar(s)Fr. Willy Junius
Curate(s)Fr. Allain Vaillancourt
Laity
Organist(s)Jean-Michel Grondin
Official nameMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada
DesignatedMarch 28, 2000

Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral or in full Mary, Queen of the World and St. James the Great Cathedral is a minor basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. It is the third largest church in Quebec after Saint Joseph's Oratory (also in Montreal) and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré east of Quebec City. The building is 101 m (333 ft) in length, 46 m (150 ft) in width, and a maximum height of 77 m (252 ft) at the cupola, the diameter of which is 23 m (75 ft).

The church is located at 1085 Cathedral Street at the corner of René Lévesque Boulevard and Metcalfe Street, near the Bonaventure metro station and Central Station in downtown Montreal. It and the connected Archdiocese main buildings form the eastern side of Place du Canada, and occupies a dominant presence on Dorchester Square.