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Cathedral of St. Joseph (Manchester, New Hampshire)

Cathedral of St. Joseph (Manchester, New Hampshire)

Church in New Hampshire, United States

The Cathedral of St. Joseph is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, United States. It is located at 145 Lowell Street in the downtown district. Bishop Peter Libasci serves as Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, and Father Jason Jalbert is the rector of the cathedral parish.

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History

The church was founded in 1869 to serve the needs of Irish immigrants.[1] Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Manchester in 1884, and St. Joseph's parish became the cathedral that same year. The building has undergone several renovations and expansions since.[2]

In 1968, the high altar, Stations of the Cross, and many other decorations were removed according to the fashion popular after the Second Vatican Council. The diocese began another renovation in 2014 to install similar pieces removed from Holy Trinity Church in Boston after it closed.[3]

  • Cathedral interior
  • Rear gallery
  • Altar
  • Cathedra (bishop's throne)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    The Building of the Cathedral (MP3). Diocese of Manchester. 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  2. [2]
    "The Building of the Cathedral". Diocese of Manchester. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  3. [3]
    "Cathedral Restoration". St. Joseph Cathedral. Retrieved 2016-03-03.

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