St. Joseph Cathedral (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

St. Joseph Cathedral
Location: Main and 4th Sts.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Built: 1855
Architectural style: Gothic Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 90000502 [1]
Added to NRHP: March 22, 1990

St. Joseph Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, and it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1990.

History

St. Joseph Parish was founded in 1792 and the present church building was begun in 1853.[2] The church became a cathedral after Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of Baton Rouge on July 20, 1961.[3] The church underwent a renovation in 1967 and was consecrated as a cathedral in 1970.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b "History". Cathedral of St. Joseph. http://cathedralofstjoseph.org/aboutus/history. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
  3. ^ "Diocese of Baton Rouge". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dato.html. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 

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