St. Mary's Cathedral [Historic Church]

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Current cathedral consecrated July 5, 1928 (parish roots to the 1860s)

The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as St. Mary's Cathedral, serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island, Nebraska. Catholic worship at the site traces to the late 1860s; the present cathedral was built 1926-1928, designed by the firm Brinkman & Hagan and modeled after Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. Cardinal Patrick Hayes of New York consecrated it on July 5, 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Late Gothic Revival, modeled after Sainte-Chapelle in Paris

• •Seat (cathedral) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island, Nebraska
• •Present cathedral built 1926-1928; consecrated July 5, 1928 by Cardinal Patrick Hayes of New York
• •Designed by Brinkman & Hagan, modeled after Sainte-Chapelle in Paris
• •Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 (ref. no. 82003189)
• •Catholic parish presence at the site dates to the late 1860s