History & Significance
Cathedral · Est. Built 1848-1852; dedicated November 21, 1852
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany, New York, was built from 1848 to 1852 to designs by Irish-American architect Patrick Keely, serving the growing population of Catholic immigrants. Bishop John McCloskey and Bishop John Hughes of New York laid the cornerstone on July 2, 1848, and Bishop McCloskey dedicated the completed church on November 21, 1852. The second-oldest cathedral in New York State after St. Patrick's in New York City, it remains the mother church and seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany.
Gothic Revival (Neo-Gothic), with twin spires
- •Seat and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
- •Built 1848-1852, designed by architect Patrick Keely; dedicated November 21, 1852
- •Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976
- •Second-oldest cathedral in New York State, after St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC
- •Cornerstone laid July 2, 1848 by Bishop John McCloskey, the first Bishop of Albany
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