Cathedral of Saint Raymond [Maronite]

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Parish founded 1911; present church completed 1975; elevated to co-cathedral in 2001

St. Raymond Maronite Cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri, traces its roots to Lebanese and Syrian immigrants who founded the parish in 1911; the present Byzantine Revival church was completed in 1975. In 2001 it was designated a co-cathedral of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, sharing that role with the cathedral in Los Angeles. In 2014 it was the site of the ordination of Wissam Akiki, the first married Maronite priest ordained in the United States in nearly a century, with the approval of Pope Francis.

Byzantine Revival

• •Co-cathedral of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
• •Parish founded 1911 by Lebanese immigrants (many from Hadchit, Lebanon); present church completed 1975
• •Designated a co-cathedral in 2001, sharing the seat with Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral in Los Angeles
• •Site of the 2014 ordination of Wissam Akiki, the first married Maronite priest ordained in the U.S. in nearly a century
• •Home to the Our Lady of St. Louis shrine (2007) and the Maronite Heritage Institute (2011)