St. Mary Basilica, Natchez

St. Mary Basilica
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31°33′30.96″N 91°24′4.32″W / 31.5586000°N 91.4012000°W / 31.5586000; -91.4012000
Location107 S. Union St.
Natchez, Mississippi
CountryUnited States
DenominationCatholic Church
Websitewww.stmarybasilica.org
St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary Basilica, Natchez is located in Mississippi
St. Mary Basilica, Natchez
St. Mary Basilica, Natchez is located in the United States
St. Mary Basilica, Natchez
Part ofNatchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District (ID79003381[1])
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1979
History
Former name(s)St. Mary's Cathedral
Founded1842
Architecture
Architect(s)James Hardie
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1882
Administration
DioceseJackson
Clergy
RectorVery Rev. Aaron M. Williams

St. Mary Basilica, formerly St. Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Natchez, Mississippi, and a parish church in the Diocese of Jackson. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Sorrows on December 25, 1843.

In 1979, it was listed under its former name as a contributing property in the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] It was named a minor basilica in 1998.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Warren Miller. "Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 10, 2016.