History & Significance
Cathedral · Est. Dedicated November 21, 1875
Holy Name Cathedral was dedicated on November 21, 1875, replacing the Cathedral of Saint Mary, which was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Designed by Brooklyn architect Patrick Charles Keely in the Gothic Revival style, it was built at a cost of about $260,000. It was elevated to full cathedral status in 1880 with the establishment of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the installation of its first archbishop, Patrick Augustine Feehan. It serves today as the mother church and cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.
Gothic Revival
- •Cathedral and mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
- •Dedicated November 21, 1875, replacing the Cathedral of Saint Mary lost in the 1871 Great Chicago Fire
- •Designed by architect Patrick Charles Keely in the Gothic Revival style
- •Elevated to full cathedral status in 1880 with the creation of the Archdiocese of Chicago under first archbishop Patrick Feehan
- •Celebrated its 175th anniversary beginning November 2024
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