Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Savannah, Georgia)

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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website http://www.savannahcathedral.org
Architecture
Architect(s) Ephraim Francis Baldwin
Style French Gothic
Administration
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Reverend Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv.
Most Reverend Kevin Boland, DD
Vicar(s) Rev. Daniel F. Firmin
Rector Rev. J. Gerard Schreck, JCD, JV
Priest(s) Rev. Monsignor William O. O’Neill, V.F. (Retired)
Deacon(s) Rev. Mr. Dewain E. Smith
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Part of Savannah Historic District (#66000277)
Added to NRHP November 13, 1966[1]

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral at 222 East Harris Street, Savannah, Georgia, in the United States. It is the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah.

History

The colonial charter of Savannah prohibited Roman Catholics from settling in Savannah. The English trustees feared that Catholics would be more loyal to the Spanish authorities in Florida than to the English government in Georgia. This prohibition faded shortly after the American Revolution. The church's congregation was reorganized about 1796. French Catholic émigrés established the first church in 1799 when they arrived from Haiti after slave rebellions began on that Caribbean island in 1791.[2] A second church was dedicated in 1839 as the number of Catholics increased in Savannah. Construction began on the new Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in 1873 and was completed with the addition of the spires in 1896. The structure was nearly destroyed by fire in 1898 but through diligent effort was rebuilt by 1899. Today the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah includes ninety counties in Middle and Southern Georgia, including such cities as Columbus and Macon.[3]

Gallery

  • A historic photograph of the Cathedral

  • Choir Gallery of the Cathedral

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    Pulpit and altar at the Cathedral

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    Pulpit and altar

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    Organ pipes located in the balcony of the Cathedral

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    Detail of stained glass window

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    Stained glass

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    Stained glass

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Haïti" article, Le Petit Robert des noms propres (Paris: Dictionnaires Robert, 1994; rev. 1999), p. 918.
  3. ↑ Taken from "The Savannah Walking Tour and Guidebook".

External links

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