St. Columba Cathedral (Youngstown, Ohio)

St. Columba Cathedral
Cathedral seen from the southeast
41°6′11.52″N 80°39′3.6″W / 41.1032000°N 80.651000°W / 41.1032000; -80.651000
Location	W. Wood and Elm Streets Youngstown, Ohio
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	www.stcolumbacathedral.org
History
Founded	1847
Architecture
Architect(s)	Diehl and Diehl
Style	Modern
Completed	1958
Specifications
Materials	Mankato stone
Administration
Diocese	Youngstown
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. George Murry, SJ
Rector	Msgr. Peter M. Polando

St. Columba Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Youngstown.

History

St. Columba Parish

St. Columba Cathedral destroyed by a fire in 1954

The first Mass celebrated in Youngstown occurred in 1826.^[1] St. Columba Parish was founded in 1847 the same year that the Diocese of Cleveland was established, of which Youngstown was a part. The first church was completed in 1853 and the parish school was opened in 1860. As the parish grew a larger church was needed. The second church building was completed in 1868. The parish’s first school building was opened three years later.

The parish continued to grow and yet another church was built and it opened in 1897. It was consecrated by Bishop Ignatius Horstmann in 1903. A convent for the Ursuline Sisters was built the same year as the third church. Copper Spires were added to the church building in 1927. The second church building was torn down in 1940.

St. Columba Cathedral

The Diocese of Youngstown was established by Pope Pius XII on May 15, 1943.^[2] St. Columba’s was named the new diocese’s cathedral. A new school was built behind the cathedral in 1952. Two years later on September 2 the cathedral was destroyed in a fire. Diehl and Diehl Architects of Detroit were chosen to design the new cathedral in the Modern architectural style.^[3] Charles Shutrump and Sons Company of Youngstown was the contractor. The new cathedral was completed in 1958 and it became the parish’s fourth church building. An 11 foot (3.35m) statue of St. Columba was placed near the cathedral entrance. It was designed by Joseph M. LeLauro of Detroit and sculpted from four blocks of Mankato stone. The first Mass said in English in the cathedral was celebrated in 1964 during the Second Vatican Council.^[3]

See also

• List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States

References

External links

• St. Columba Cathedral’s Web Site
• Diocese of Youngstown’s Web Site

Diocese of Youngstown Bishops Ordinaries James A. McFadden Emmet M. Walsh James William Malone Thomas J. Tobin George Murry Auxiliary bishops William Anthony Hughes Benedict Charles Franzetta Churches Cathedral St. Columba Cathedral Basilicas Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, Canton Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Youngstown Parishes Mother of Sorrows Church, Ashtabula St. Peter's Church, Canton St. Louis Church, Louisville St. Mary's Church, Massillon Education Higher Education Walsh University High Schools Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown Central Catholic High School, Canton John F. Kennedy High School, Warren St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Louisville Saint John High School, Ashtabula Ursuline High School, Youngstown Catholicism Portal

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Coordinates: 41°06′12″N 80°39′04″W / 41.1032°N 80.651°W / 41.1032; -80.651 (St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown)