Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
As seen in November 2012
Location	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates	41°4′32.51″N 85°8′16.19″W / 41.0756972°N 85.1378306°W / 41.0756972; -85.1378306Coordinates: 41°4′32.51″N 85°8′16.19″W / 41.0756972°N 85.1378306°W / 41.0756972; -85.1378306
Area	Central business district
Built	1859
Architect	Rev. Msgr. Julian Benoit
Architectural style	Gothic
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	80000048 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1980

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the primary cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, headed by Most Rev. Kevin Carl Rhoades. The parish was established in 1836, making it the oldest in Fort Wayne. The church was erected in 1860.

Information

The original church on what is now Cathedral Square was St. Mary's church (separate to the present-day St. Mary church in Fort Wayne), opened between 1834 and 1835. In 1840, Rev. Louis Mueller began construction on a new church, the Cathedral of St. Augustine. St. Augustine's served as the church until a fire destroyed it in 1859. In 1860, Rev. Julian Benoit erected a third church and named it the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in honor of the Blessed Virgin. The Cathedral building still stands today, maintained through various renovations over the decades, the most recent by Schenkel and Sons,Inc The Cathedral grounds, called the Cathedral Square, includes the Chancery of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, MacDougal Chapel, Cathedral Center for C.C.D. classes (formerly the Cathedral Boys School), and the Rectory (the priests' residence), and the grave of the last Miami Indians chief, Joseph Richardville. Recently, the Cathedral Museum housed in the basement of MacDougal Chapel and diocesan offices located in the Cathedral Center were moved to a new location a few blocks north of Cathedral Square.

The cathedral nave

Current staff

• Pastor - Rev. Msgr. Robert C. Schulte. He has been the rector of the church and Vicar-General of the diocese since 1999.
• Associate pastors - Rev. Fr. Dale Bauman and Rev. Fr. Fernando Jimenez

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Fort Wayne
• Roman Catholic Marian churches

References

External links

• Official site

Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend Bishops Ordinaries John Henry Luers Joseph Gregory Dwenger Joseph Rademacher Herman Joseph Alerding John F. Noll Leo Aloysius Pursley William Edward McManus John Michael D'Arcy Kevin C. Rhoades Auxiliary bishops Joseph Robert Crowley John Richard Sheets Daniel R. Jenky Churches Cathedrals Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame Parishes St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Avilla St. Mary's Catholic Church, Huntington St. Adalbert Church, South Bend St. Casimir Church, South Bend Education Higher education Ancilla Domini College, Donaldson Holy Cross College, Notre Dame Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne High schools Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne Marian High School, Mishawaka St. Joseph High School, South Bend Priests John George Bennett Andrew Gregory Grutka Catholicism Portal