St. Mark's Cathedral (Shreveport, Louisiana)

St. Mark's Cathedral
St. Mark's Cathedral (Shreveport, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
St. Mark's Cathedral (Shreveport, Louisiana)
32°28′58.17″N 93°44′57.9″W / 32.4828250°N 93.749417°W / 32.4828250; -93.749417
Location908 Rutherford St.
Shreveport, Louisiana
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal Church in the United States of America
Websitestmarkscathedral.net
History
FoundedMarch 1839
Architecture
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1954
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Western Louisiana
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt. Rev. Jacob W. Owensby
DeanVery Rev. Alston B. Johnson [1]

St. Mark's Cathedral is an Episcopal cathedral in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Western Louisiana. The first services of the Episcopal church in Shreveport were celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, the Bishop of Louisiana in March 1839. That liturgy is considered the founding day of St. Mark's Church.[2] The parish church was located on the corner of Cotton Street and Texas Avenue since 1905. It is now the Church of the Holy Cross. Prior to that building, the church was located on Fannin Street. The present church at Fairfield Avenue and Rutherford Street was completed in 1954. It became the diocesan cathedral on July 7, 1990.[3]

  1. ^ "Meet our Staff". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  2. ^ Brock, Eric J. (2005). Shreveport in Vintage Postcards. ISBN 9780738517469. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  3. ^ "Western Louisiana, Diocese of". Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on January 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-19.