All Saints Cathedral, Chicago
| Covenant Presbyterian Church | |
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| Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago | |
| The White Cathedral | |
| Katedra Wszystkich Świętych | |
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| 41°55′10.8″N 87°40′42.1″W / 41.919667°N 87.678361°WCoordinates: 41°55′10.8″N 87°40′42.1″W / 41.919667°N 87.678361°W | |
| Location | 2012 W Dickens Avenue, Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Previous denomination | Polish National Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical, Reformed |
| Website | covenantchicago |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | All Saints Cathedral |
| Founded | 1895 (All Saints Cathedral), 1981 (Covenant Presbyterian) |
| Dedicated | June 14, 1931 |
| Events | Sold to Covenant Presbyterian Church (1993) |
| Past bishop(s) | Leon Grochowski |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | John G. Steinbach |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Width | 63 feet (19 m) |
| Height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Spire height | 135 feet (41 m) |
| Materials | White imitation cement stone |
| Administration | |
| Presbytery | Chicago Metro |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Aaron Baker |
The former Cathedral of All Saints of the Polish National Catholic Church in Chicago, referred to in Polish as Katedra Wszystkich Świętych is a historic church building located in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Colloquially referred to as the White Cathedral, it is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with St. Wenceslaus, St. Mary of the Angels, and Holy Trinity it is one of the many monumental Polish churches visible from the Kennedy Expressway. Due to the building's high maintenance costs it was sold in December 1993 and now houses Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago, a church affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America. A former chapel at All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery on Higgins Avenue and River Road was expanded and now houses the current Cathedral of the Western Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church.
The congregation that founded All Saints was formed in 1895 from a group of disgruntled former parishioners of St. Hedwig's which is only three blocks north of the church. Resentful of the dominance of the Resurrectionist Order and dismayed with the Catholic Church hierarchy in the U.S., tensions arose within St. Hedwig's parish. This culminated in the so-called “Pepper Riots”, where a crowd of 3,000 protesters broke into the foyer and assaulted the priests. When the police intervened, the protesters notably threw red pepper into their eyes. The end result was that shots were fired and dozens were injured, including one policeman who was struck by a hammer. The disgruntled anti-Resurrectionist faction broke off from the parish to form an independent church, which became All Saints Cathedral of the Polish National Catholic Church.
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