Cathedral of the Madeleine

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Construction begun 1900; dedicated August 15, 1909

The Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah, was begun in 1900 under Lawrence Scanlan, the first Bishop of Salt Lake, and was dedicated on August 15, 1909, by Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore. Designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg, it combines a Romanesque Revival exterior with a Gothic interior; its richly decorated interior was largely created under the second bishop, Joseph S. Glass, with architect John T. Comes. Following a major restoration, it was rededicated on February 21, 1993. It remains the cathedral, or mother church, of the Diocese of Salt Lake City and the seat of its bishop.

Romanesque Revival exterior with a Gothic Revival interior

• •Dedicated August 15, 1909, by Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore
• •Cathedral (mother church) and seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City
• •Built under Bishop Lawrence Scanlan, first Bishop of Salt Lake
• •The only American cathedral under the patronage of St. Mary Magdalene
• •Restored and rededicated February 21, 1993