Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul [Syro-Malankara]

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Building completed 1953; established as a cathedral parish September 8, 2013

The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul in Elmont, New York, occupies a building originally constructed as a Roman Catholic church (groundbreaking 1952, completed 1953). It was established as a Syro-Malankara cathedral parish on September 8, 2013, by Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis and Bishop Thomas Mar Eusebius, formed by merging the parishes of St. John Chrysostom (Long Island) and St. Basil (Queens). It serves as the seat of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the USA and Canada, which was raised to eparchial status on January 4, 2016.

• •Seat of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the USA and Canada
• •Established as a cathedral parish on September 8, 2013, by Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis and Bishop Thomas Mar Eusebius
• •Formed by merging the parishes of St. John Chrysostom (Long Island) and St. Basil (Queens)
• •Church building completed in 1953, originally a Roman Catholic church; located at 1500 De Paul Street, Elmont, NY
• •Eparchy raised from exarchate to eparchial status on January 4, 2016; Bishop Philipos Stephanos installed as second bishop in 2017