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The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island located in Grand Island, Nebraska, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has a seating capacity of 900 people.
On April 11, 1917, the Vatican renamed the Diocese of Kearney as the Diocese of Grand Island; [13] [14] [15] the old name was later reused as a titular see. Duffy oversaw construction of the Cathedral of St. Mary from 1926 to 1928, and also established the Nebraska Register. Duffy retired in 1931 due to poor health. [12]
Hanefeldt was named the eighth bishop of Grand Island by Pope Francis on January 14, 2015. His episcopal ordination took place on March 19, 2015, at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Merged with St. Mary's Cathedral effective August 1, 2000. [43] 2000: St. William's Parish: Fall River: Merged with St. Jean Baptiste Parish and St. Elizabeth's Parish to form Parish of the Holy Trinity. [44] 2000: Sacred Heart Parish: Taunton: Merged with Our Lady of Lourdes Parish to form Annunciation of the Lord Parish at the former Sacred ...
William Joseph Dendinger (born May 20, 1939) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. [1] [2] [3] Appointed by Pope John Paul II, he served as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island in Nebraska from December 13, 2004, until January 14, 2015.
The finished church was formally dedicated on November 28, 1912. The exterior is of red sandstone from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The spire is 256 feet high, the second-tallest in New England after the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut. The building is 241 feet long and 80 feet wide (135 feet wide at the transept).
Father Reho celebrated Mass in the city of Peoria in 1839, and the Rev. John A. Drew founded St. Mary's Church in 1846. The church that would become the first St. Mary's Cathedral was built in 1851. [3] [4] Chicago architect Casper Mehler designed the present cathedral to reflect the style of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. [5]
St. Mary's Assumption Church is a National Historic Landmark church at Constance and Josephine Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.The church was completed in 1860, built for the swelling German Catholic immigrant population in the Lower Garden District section of the city (the church across the street, Saint Alphonsus Church, was built at the same time for the swelling Irish Catholic ...