Cathedral Basilica of St. James (Brooklyn)
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Location | Jay Street & Cathedral Place Brooklyn, New York |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Founded | 1822 |
Dedication | James, son of Zebedee |
Architecture | |
Status | Cathedral (1853-1896; 1972-present) Pro-cathedral (1896-1972) |
Style | Georgian Revival[1] |
Completed | 1903[1] |
Specifications | |
Materials | Brick |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Brooklyn |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio |
Rector | Fr. Peter Purpura |
The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Brooklyn.[2] It is located at the corner of Jay Street and Cathedral Place in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City.[3] It was built in 1903 and designed by George H. Streeton in the Neo-Georgian style.[1]
The first church built on this site in 1822-1823 became the cathedral of Brooklyn in 1853. Brooklyn's first bishop, John Loughlin planned a new cathedral dedicated to the patroness of the diocese, the Immaculate Conception and its construction started in 1868 in Fort Greene, at Green Street and Clermont Avenue.[1] The cornerstone for the new cathedral was laid, and the walls built to a height of 10 to 20 feet before construction was stopped due to inadequate funds; of the planned complex, only a chapel (no longer extant) and the Bishop's residence (now LaSalle Hall of Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School) were completed.[4] In 1896, Louglin's successor Bishop McDonnell designated a St. James Cathedral a pro-cathedral, anticipating the completion of Immaculate Conception.[5] Although the current church on the original site was built in 1903, it did not became a cathedral again until 1972.[1] The newly elected Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, and formally designated it as a basilica in 1982.[6][7]
While officially the cathedral for the diocese, many major ceremonies are held at larger churches because of St. James' small size. Accordingly, St. Joseph's Church in Prospect Heights was named co-cathedral for the diocese in 2013.[8]
The Rector of St. James' Cathedral Basilica is Fr. Peter Purpura
See also
References
Notes
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- ↑ http://www.brooklyncathedral.net/index.html
- ↑ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.534.
- ↑ New York Landmarks Preservation Commission "Fort Greene Historic District Designation Report" (September 26, 1978)
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External links
- Official Cathedral Site
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Official Site
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia without Wikisource reference
- Churches in Brooklyn
- Downtown Brooklyn
- Roman Catholic churches in New York
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in the United States
- Basilica churches in the United States
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1903
- Roman Catholic congregations established in the 19th century
- Religious organizations established in 1822
- 1822 establishments in New York
- Neoclassical architecture in New York