St. Mary Cathedral

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Present church dedicated December 8, 1913; cathedral since 1937

St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing, Michigan, traces its parish roots to a church begun in 1856; the present limestone building, designed by architect Edwyn A. Bowd, was constructed 1910-1913 and dedicated under the title of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 1913. It became a cathedral in 1937 when Pope Pius XI created the Diocese of Lansing from territory of the Archdiocese of Detroit, with Joseph H. Albers as first bishop. It serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Late Gothic Revival cruciform church in rock-face limestone

• •Seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing since the diocese was created in 1937
• •Present building constructed 1910-1913, designed by architect Edwyn A. Bowd, dedicated December 8, 1913
• •Diocese of Lansing established May 22, 1937 by Pope Pius XI from the Archdiocese of Detroit; first bishop Joseph H. Albers
• •Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1990 (ref. No. 90001716)
• •Stained glass windows crafted in Munich, Germany, installed in 1923