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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a historic cathedral on Cumberland Avenue in Portland, Maine, which serves as seat of the Diocese of Portland. The rector is Father Seamus Griesbach. [2] The church, an imposing Gothic Revival structure built in 1866–69, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
Immaculate Conception was named as the new diocese's cathedral. A major renovation of the cathedral was completed in 2001 and was dedicated by Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVD on December 8 of that year. In 2011 there were 800 families in the parish and 430 students in the school [3]
The cathedral hosts local musicals and concerts performed by both area high schools, colleges, and professional groups. A selection of works by Herbert Howells played on the cathedral's 1892 Roosevelt-Schantz organ has been released on CD. The Cathedral underwent a major renovation project during the spring and summer of 2017.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School is the parish's primary and lower secondary school. [7] It opened on February 19, 1950. As of 2019 it has around 20 teachers and a principal with around 410-430 students. The four-classroom St. Charles Annex addition was established as part of a capital campaign made in 2007; it also has a multipurpose ...
As a result, the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has Co-Cathedrals: the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Cathedral of St. Joseph. The copper dome on the cathedral tower started to deteriorate. It was replaced by a new dome, cupola and cross covered in 23-carat gold leaf in an effort led by Bishop John Cody in 1960. A diocesan ...
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Syracuse, New York) St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Portland, Oregon) Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Memphis, Tennessee) Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Brownsville, Texas), listed on the NRHP in Texas
Upon its opening in 1852, the cathedral had a three-manual pipe organ designed by Henry Erben. The instrument, 52 feet (16 m) high, 20 feet (6.1 m) deep and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide, cost $8,000 ($293,000 in modern dollars [13]). It had 42 stops and 3,000 pipes. Modifications in 1880 included overhanging keys, additional notes and mechanical stop ...
It replaced the previous cathedral of the same name which had been built in 1912 at the intersection of North Ash Street and Second Avenue. [4] The earlier Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is unusual for having three spires on its Neo-Gothic facade, whereas most Neo-Gothic churches have one or two. Local architect Bert Keck designed the ...