| Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater | |
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 St. James in 2014 | |
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| 45°37′51″N 122°40′23″W / 45.6307°N 122.6731°W | |
| Location | 218 W 12th St. Vancouver, Washington |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | protocathedral |
| History | |
| Status | Proto-cathedral |
| Founded | November 24, 1838 |
| Founder(s) | François Norbert Blanchet and Modeste Demers |
| Dedication | May 31, 1846 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Donald MacKay |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1885 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Seattle |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Paul D. Etienne |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Timothy Ilgen, Fr. Kyle Rink, Fr. Kingsley Tebulo |
The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater (formerly St. James Catholic Church) is a church building and parish of the Catholic Church located in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Seattle and traces its roots to the initial arrival of missionary priests in the Oregon Country in the 1830s; its first dedicated church building was built in 1846. The church was elevated to a cathedral when the Diocese of Nesqually (the original name of the Archdiocese of Seattle) was established in 1850; the present-day church building was completed in 1885. It was reverted to a parish church when the present-day St. James Cathedral opened in Seattle in 1907.[1] The church building was listed on the Washington Heritage Register in 1986.[2] The church was formally dedicated as a proto-cathedral, i.e., former cathedral, in 2013.
- ^ Caldbick, John J. (29 August 2009). "Bishop Augustin Blanchet dedicates Washington's original St. James Cathedral at Fort Vancouver on January 23, 1851". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Listed Historic Places in Washington" (PDF). Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2011.