Rosary Cathedral (Toledo, Ohio)

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Rosary Cathedral: Toledo
Rosary Cathedral: Toledo

Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, located in the Old West End of Toledo, Ohio, is a Roman Catholic church and "the seat of the diocese with 163 parishes in 19 counties in Northwest Ohio." [1] It is an example of the Spanish Plateresque style and was completed in 1931. [2] The church houses a 5500 pipe Ernest M. Skinner pipe organ. [3]

[edit] Dimensions

  • Overall Length - 285 feet
  • Overall Width - 215 feet
  • Height from floor to peak - 96 feet
  • Normal Seating - 1400
  • Rose Window - 28 feet in diameter
  • Tabernacle - 5 feet in height[4]

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