St. Mary Cathedral (Lansing, Michigan)
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St. Mary Cathedral is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Lansing, Michigan one block north of the Michigan State Capitol. It is the seat of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing.
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St. Mary Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception[1] | |
42°44′8″N 84°33′22″W | |
Location | 229 Seymour Street Lansing, Michigan |
Country | United States |
Language(s) | English (1913-current) Polish (parish hall, August 1916-September 1921) |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | stmarylansing |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founder(s) | Fr. Lafayette Isadore Brancheau |
Dedication | Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Dedicated | December 8, 1913 |
Consecrated | December 8, 1913; 110 years ago (December 8, 1913) |
Relics held | Saint Lawrence the Deacon, Saint Dominic, Saint Barbara[1] |
Events | Cornerstone laid: July 4, 1911 (Bishop Edward D. Kelly) |
Past bishop(s) | Fr. Lafayette Isadore Brancheau (December 1913-November 1915) Rev. Msgr. John W. O'Rafferty (1915-1940) Diocese of Lansing: M. Rev. Joseph H. Albers (1937-1964) |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Edwyn A. Bowd[2] |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Style | Norman Architecture-Gothic Architecture[3] |
Years built | 1910-1913 |
Groundbreaking | 1910; 114 years ago (1910) |
Completed | December 8, 1913[3] |
Construction cost | $135,000[3] |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,400 (1913)[3] |
Nave length | 108 ft (33 m) |
Nave width | 63 ft (19 m) |
Nave height | 50 ft (15 m) |
Number of floors | 1 nave 2 transept wings 4 bell tower |
Number of towers | 2 |
Tenor bell weight | |
St. Mary Cathedral | |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1913 |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 90001716[4] |
Added to NRHP | November 2, 1990 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit (1913-1937) |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing (1913-current) |
Parish | Lansing Parish (to 1937) |
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