History & Significance
Cathedral · Est. Parish established 1958; church dedicated 1969 (raised to cathedral 1983)
Christ the King Cathedral in Lubbock, Texas, began as a parish school in 1958 and became a full parish on January 1, 1961, with its church (built by the H.C. Lewis Co. of Lubbock) dedicated on May 4, 1969 in a design reflecting the liturgical directives of the Second Vatican Council. When Pope John Paul II carved the Diocese of Lubbock out of the Diocese of Amarillo in 1983, Christ the King was chosen as the cathedral, and Bishop Michael J. Sheehan was installed as the first bishop on June 17, 1983. The worship space was enlarged in a remodeling reopened on April 4, 1998. It remains the mother church and episcopal seat of the Diocese of Lubbock.
Modern, post-Vatican II liturgical design
- •Seat (cathedral) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock, Texas
- •Originated as a parish school in 1958; became a parish on January 1, 1961
- •Church dedicated May 4, 1969, built by the H.C. Lewis Co. of Lubbock per Vatican II liturgical directives
- •Designated the cathedral when the Diocese of Lubbock was established in 1983; first bishop Michael J. Sheehan installed June 17, 1983
- •Worship space enlarged in a remodeling reopened April 4, 1998
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