Cathedral Mary of the Assumption

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Parish established 1853; present cathedral dedicated July 23, 1903

The Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption serves as the mother church and episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan. St. Mary's parish was established in 1853, and the present Gothic Revival brick church—the third structure for the parish—was built from 1901 to 1903 and dedicated on July 23, 1903. St. Mary's became the cathedral when Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Saginaw on February 26, 1938. The interior was reconfigured in a major $4.7 million renovation begun in 2017.

Gothic Revival, brick construction

• •Cathedral (mother church) and episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, currently under Bishop Robert D. Gruss
• •St. Mary's parish established 1853; present church built 1901-1903 and dedicated July 23, 1903
• •Became the diocesan cathedral when Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Saginaw on February 26, 1938 (from the Diocese of Grand Rapids and Archdiocese of Detroit)
• •Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Feb 1, 1979) as a contributing property of the Saginaw Central City Historic Residential District
• •Underwent a $4.7 million renovation beginning in 2017, including a rebuilt 1930 Kilgen pipe organ