Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
| Cathedral of Mary Our Queen | |
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View of the front of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
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| 39°21′31″N 76°37′34″W / 39.35861°N 76.62611°WCoordinates: 39°21′31″N 76°37′34″W / 39.35861°N 76.62611°W | |
| Location | 5200 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 
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| Country |
 United States
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Consecrated | October 13, 1959 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | English Gothic/Neo-Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | October 1954 |
| Completed | 1959 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,000 sitting |
| Length | 373 feet (114 m) |
| Width | 132 feet (40 m) |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Spire height | 163 feet (50 m) |
| Materials | brick, limestone |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Baltimore |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | The Most Reverend William E. Lori |
| Rector | Reverend Monsignor Richard W. Woy |
| Assistant priest(s) | Reverend Andrew DeFusco |
| Deacon(s) | Mr. William Senft |
The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located at 5200 North Charles Street, in northern Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The structure is remarkable in size and since its completion in 1959, ranks as the third largest cathedral in the United States.
The Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Baltimore, succeeding the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on Cathedral Street at Mulberry Street, in downtown Baltimore. Because Baltimore is the Premier See of the United States and the downtown basilica was the nation's first Roman Catholic cathedral, it now serves as Co-cathedral of the archdiocese.
On March 20, 2012 Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut became 16th Archbishop of Baltimore, succeeding Archbishop (later Cardinal) Edwin F. O'Brien, who was named Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem by Pope Benedict XVI. Monsignor Richard W. Woy is Rector. The Cathedral is located in the Homeland area of northern Baltimore City and near Loyola University Maryland and St. Mary's Seminary and University, the first Catholic seminary in the United States. It was constructed using funds bequeathed by an Irish Baltimore merchant, Thomas J. O'Neill.
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