History & Significance
Cathedral · Est. Established 1874 as St. Mary's Church; expanded into a cathedral and consecrated 1910
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, New York, is the mother church and seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, erected by the Vatican in 1887. Its precursor, St. Mary's Church, was built in 1874 by Lawrence J. O'Connor; Bishop Patrick Anthony Ludden expanded it into a cathedral using designs by architect Archimedes Russell, and it was consecrated in 1910. For the dedication, Pope Leo XIII gave Bishop Ludden a brick from the holy door of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The cathedral was restored and rededicated on September 8, 2017, by Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
Gothic Revival
- •Mother church and seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York
- •Originated as St. Mary's Church (1874); expanded into a cathedral and consecrated in 1910
- •Cathedral expansion designed by architect Archimedes Russell for Bishop Patrick A. Ludden
- •Pope Leo XIII gave a brick from the holy door of St. Peter's Basilica for its dedication
- •Restored and rededicated September 8, 2017, by Cardinal Timothy Dolan
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