The Cathedral Parish

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Parish established 1842; cathedral church dedicated 1868

St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport, Connecticut, traces to a parish established in 1842; the present Gothic Revival stone church was begun in the mid-1860s and dedicated on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1868, by Bishop Francis Patrick McFarland. It became a cathedral in 1953 when the Diocese of Bridgeport was erected, serving as the mother church of Fairfield County's Catholics. The Cathedral Parish, formed in 2012, today comprises St. Augustine Cathedral and St. Patrick Church.

Gothic Revival stone church

• •Seat (cathedral) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport since the diocese's establishment in 1953
• •Parish established in 1842; present church dedicated March 17, 1868 by Bishop Francis Patrick McFarland
• •Mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, serving Fairfield County, Connecticut
• •Underwent a $4 million renovation, rededicated December 2, 2004
• •The Cathedral Parish was formed in 2012, uniting St. Augustine Cathedral and St. Patrick Church