St. John's Cathedral (Lafayette, Louisiana)

St. John's Cathedral
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Front of the church

Location	St. John St., Lafayette, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°13′21″N 92°1′26″W / 30.22250°N 92.02389°W / 30.22250; -92.02389Coordinates: 30°13′21″N 92°1′26″W / 30.22250°N 92.02389°W / 30.22250; -92.02389
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916
Architect	Cousin
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	79001067^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 27, 1979

The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, originally called l'Église St-Jean du Vermilion, is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral. It was the first church in the Lafayette Parish, founded in 1821 on property donated by Jean Mouton.^[2] This structure was completed in 1916 in the Romanesque Revival style.^[1]

The Cathedral features a museum with memorabilia and exhibits about the history of the Cathedral and the parish.

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Cathedral of".

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Ordinaries	Bishops Jules Benjamin Jeanmard Maurice Schexnayder Gerard Louis Frey Harry Joseph Flynn Edward Joseph O'Donnell Charles Michael Jarrell Priests who became bishops Glen Provost

Churches	Cathedral St. John's Cathedral, Lafayette Parish churches: Monastery Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace, Lafayette

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