Saint Joseph Cathedral

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Dedicated (consecrated) October 20, 1878; construction began 1866

St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Columbus, Ohio, had construction begin in 1866 and was consecrated on October 20, 1878, by Bishop Sylvester H. Rosecrans, the first bishop of the Diocese of Columbus (erected by Pope Pius IX in 1868). Designed in the Gothic Revival style by architects Michael Harding and Robert T. Brookes in ashlar stone, it serves as the cathedral and seat of the Diocese of Columbus. Bishop Rosecrans died the day after the consecration and is interred beneath the main altar.

Gothic Revival, ashlar stone

• •Cathedral and seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Ohio
• •Construction began in 1866; consecrated October 20, 1878
• •Designed in Gothic Revival style by Michael Harding and Robert T. Brookes
• •First bishop Sylvester H. Rosecrans is interred beneath the main altar (died day after consecration)
• •Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Columbus Register of Historic Properties (1982)