Sacred Heart Church (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church, Raleigh
Sacred Heart Church (Raleigh, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Sacred Heart Church (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Location in North Carolina
35°46′51″N 78°38′31″W / 35.78083°N 78.64194°W / 35.78083; -78.64194
Location200 Hillsborough St.
Raleigh, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Websitehttp://www.sacredheartcathedral.org/
(Site address currently being used for both Sacred Heart Church and the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral)
History
Former name(s)Sacred Heart Cathedral
Founded1879
DedicatedOctober 1924
Architecture
StyleNeo-Gothic
Groundbreaking1922
Completed1924
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseRaleigh
Clergy
Bishop(s)Luis Rafael Zarama
RectorDavid D. Brockman
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Part ofCapitol Area Historic District (ID78001978[1])
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1978

Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church located on Hillsborough Street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The church served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Raleigh from 1924 to 2017.[2] In 1978 it, and the other parish buildings, was included as a contributing property in the Capitol Area Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] Sacred Heart is also the location of the Cathedral School, formally called Sacred Heart Cathedral School.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Sacred Heart Cathedral". Diocese of Raleigh. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. ^ H. McKelden Smith; Joe Mobley. "Capitol Area Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved September 25, 2016.