History & Significance
Basilica · Est. Construction 1901-1911; dedicated October 27, 1912
Planned by the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Association (formed 1880) and built between 1901 and 1911, the cathedral was designed by Detroit architect Leon Coquard in French Gothic style and completed by Denver architects Aaron Gove and Thomas Walsh after Coquard fell ill. It was dedicated by Cardinal John Farley on October 27, 1912, before a crowd of some 35,000. Pope John Paul II elevated it to a minor basilica on December 25, 1979, and celebrated Mass there during the 1993 World Youth Day. It serves as the seat (mother church) of the Archdiocese of Denver.
French Gothic Revival, built of Indiana limestone with Gunnison (Colorado) granite
- •Cathedral and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver
- •Dedicated October 27, 1912 by Cardinal John Farley
- •Designated a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II on December 25, 1979
- •Added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 1974
- •Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass here during World Youth Day in August 1993
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