Cathedral of Saint Mary in Miami
| The Cathedral of Saint Mary | |
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 Location in Florida
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| 25°50′38″N 80°12′01″W / 25.843963°N 80.200219°WCoordinates: 25°50′38″N 80°12′01″W / 25.843963°N 80.200219°W | |
| Location | 7525 NW 2nd Ave. Miami, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Dedicated | January 27, 1957 |
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| Style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1955 |
| Completed | 1957 |
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| Archdiocese | Miami |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Thomas Wenski |
| Rector | Very Rev. Christopher Marino |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Esteker Elyse |
The Cathedral of Saint Mary is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. The cathedral is named for Mary, mother of Jesus, and is located at 7525 N.W. 2nd Ave., Miami, Florida. Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski is the Archbishop of Miami. Fr. Marino serves as the Cathedral's Rector.
The Church website is http://www.thecathedralofstmary.org/
In August 1929, under the title of The Little River Mission Club, fourteen men and women met in a store on Northeast 79th Street near 2nd Avenue to form a new parish. Bishop Patrick Barry of the St. Augustine Diocese (1922-1940) stated they would need one hundred Catholic families for a new parish. Three lots were purchased on the northwest corner of Northwest 2nd Avenue and Northwest 75th Street. In April 1930, ground was broken for a church. The first mass was celebrated in a wooden structure on July 20, 1930. Father William Wilkinson, S.J., of Gesu Church was the celebrant and Monsignor William Barry, P.A., pastor of St. Patrick's Church on Miami Beach, preached the homily.
In October 1930, Father Patrick Joseph Roche of County Limerick, Ireland was appointed the first pastor of St. Mary's Parish. The parish area was from 36th Street North to the Broward line and from Biscayne Bay west to the Dade County line. In 1931, a rectory was constructed on the north side of the church. A parish hall was constructed in 1935 on the north side of the rectory.
One week before Christmas in 1936, the church was moved to a property that had been purchased on the east side of Northwest 2nd Ave. and 75th Street. The wooden church was then remodeled and enlarged by moving the sanctuary back and adding two wings. Capacity after the remodeling was 600 persons. The first ceremony in the renovated church was the Sacrament of Confirmation by Bishop Barry in February 1937.
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