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The Catholic Church of Chicago, 1876. This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The archdiocese covers Cook and Lake Counties and is organized for administrative purposes into six vicariates as follows:
The St. Peter's church was founded in 1846. [2] Its first building was constructed in 1865. The current building's front facade features a crucifix titled "Christ of the Loop", designed by Latvian sculptor Arvid Strauss, executed by Chicago artist J. Watts. It is 18 feet (5.5 m) tall. [2] [3]
The church was constructed in 1917 10th Church of Christ, Scientist, and modelled after The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. The Christian Scientists held services in the building until sometime in the 1960s, when a smaller Black congregation purchased the structure and renamed it St. Stephen's.
Holy Innocents Church, (Polish: Kościół Świętych Młodzianków), is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 743 North Armour Street in the East Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is a prime example of the so-called "Polish Cathedral style" of churches in both its opulence and grand scale.
Saint John Cantius Church (Polish: Kościół Świętego Jana Kantego) is a Latin Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Chicago. With the other religious edifices of St. Mary of the Angels, St. Hedwig's or St. Wenceslaus, it is one of the many Polish churches that overlook the nearby Kennedy Expressway.
Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary South (Chicago) - Operated from 1961 to 1990; run by the archdiocese. Cathedral College of the Sacred Heart (Chicago) - Operated from 1905 to 1918; run by the archdiocese. Mater Dolorosa Preparatory Seminary (Chicago) - Operated from 1919 to 1927; run by the Servites.
St. Adalbert Church (Polish: Kościół Świętego Wojciecha) is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The church is located on 17th Street between Paulina Street and Ashland Avenue in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois .
In addition, the town's main church, St. Joseph's Church, was overcrowded. The Redemptorists were invited to administer the parish in 1860 and a large brick church was finished in 1869. [ 3 ] When completed, its tower made it the tallest building in Chicago and the United States, a distinction it held until the old Chicago Board of Trade ...