Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Charlotte

Cathedral of Saint Patrick
Front view of the Cathedral
Location in North Carolina
35°12′20″N 80°50′44″W / 35.2055°N 80.8456°W / 35.2055; -80.8456Coordinates: 35°12′20″N 80°50′44″W / 35.2055°N 80.8456°W / 35.2055; -80.8456
Location	1621 Dilworth Road East Charlotte, North Carolina
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	www.stpatricks.org
History
Founded	1938
Consecrated	September 4, 1939
Architecture
Architect(s)	Frank Frimmer
Style	Neo-Gothic
Groundbreaking	1938
Completed	1939
Specifications
Materials	Limestone
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Charlotte
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Peter Jugis
Rector	Rev. Christopher A. Roux

1621 Dilworth Road East Charlotte,

The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Charlotte and is the seat of its prelate bishop.

In 1843, St. Joseph Church in Mt. Holly was built. It was to be the first Catholic church in Western North Carolina. On St. Patrick's Day 1852, the cornerstone was laid for the city of Charlotte's first Catholic church, St. Peter Church. Work was completed in 1893.

St. Peter Church was under the care of the Benedictine monks from Belmont Abbey. A neighboring convent of the Sisters of Mercy, also in Belmont had operated a school in Charlotte known originally as St. Mary's Seminary. The name was later changed to the O'Donoghue School, and in September 1930 it was moved to the Dilworth neighborhood. It was not until the 1930s that an additional church was needed to accommodate the growing Catholic population of the region.

St. Patrick Church was built adjacent to the O'Donoghue School, in the Dilworth neighborhood.John Henry Phelan of Beaumont, Texas donated the funds to build St. Patrick Church, in loving memory of his parents, Patrick and Margaret Adele Phelan. Construction of the church began on St. Patrick's Day, 1938.