Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Parish founded 1846; current cathedral dedicated 1900

The original wood-frame St. Peter's church was dedicated on August 23, 1846, by Bishop John J. Chanche, first bishop of the Diocese of Natchez; it was burned during the Civil War (1862). The present brick cathedral, begun in 1897, was dedicated June 3, 1900. After the see moved to Jackson and was renamed Natchez-Jackson, the church became a co-cathedral in 1957 and, upon formation of the Diocese of Biloxi in 1977, the cathedral of the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, which it serves today.

Modified Gothic Revival brick church with a cruciform plan and a 119-foot spire

• •Seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi
• •Original parish dedicated August 23, 1846 by Bishop John J. Chanche; present building dedicated June 3, 1900
• •First church was burned during the Civil War in 1862
• •Became co-cathedral in 1957 and cathedral of the Diocese of Jackson in 1977 when the Diocese of Biloxi was formed