History & Significance
Cathedral · Est. Dedicated December 8, 1860
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. After fire destroyed the original St. Augustine Church in early 1859, the new cathedral was built under the design and supervision of Rev. Msgr. Julian Benoit and dedicated on December 8, 1860. It is renowned for its 19 stained-glass windows made in France (installed 1861) and twelve more from the Royal Bavarian Art Institute in Munich added in an 1896 renovation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Gothic Revival
- •Seat (cathedral) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
- •Dedicated December 8, 1860, after fire destroyed the original St. Augustine Church in 1859
- •Designed and built under Rev. Msgr. Julian Benoit
- •Added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1980
- •St. Matthew in South Bend named co-cathedral in 1959; diocese renamed Fort Wayne-South Bend in 1960
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