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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Catedral Católica de la Inmaculada Concepción, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Estados Unidos, 2012-11-12, DD 02.jpg
As seen in November 2012
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana) is located in the US
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Location Jefferson and Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates 41°4′32.51″N 85°8′16.19″W / 41.0756972°N 85.1378306°W / 41.0756972; -85.1378306Coordinates: 41°4′32.51″N 85°8′16.19″W / 41.0756972°N 85.1378306°W / 41.0756972; -85.1378306
Area less than one acre
Built 1859 (1859)-1860
Architect Benoit, Rev. Msgr Julian
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP Reference # 80000048
Added to NRHP October 23, 1980


The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the primary cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, headed by Most Rev. Kevin Carl Rhoades. The parish was established in 1836, making it the oldest in Fort Wayne. The church was erected in 1860.

The original church on what is now Cathedral Square was St. Mary's church (separate to the present-day St. Mary church in Fort Wayne), opened between 1834 and 1835. In 1840, Rev. Louis Mueller began construction on a new church, the Cathedral of St. Augustine. St. Augustine's served as the church until a fire destroyed it in 1859. In 1859-1860, Rev. Julian Benoit erected a third church and named it the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in honor of the Blessed Virgin. The Cathedral building still stands today, maintained through various renovations over the decades, the most recent by Schenkel and Sons, Inc.

The Cathedral grounds, called the Cathedral Square, includes the Chancery of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, MacDougal Chapel, Cathedral Center for C.C.D. classes (formerly the Cathedral Boys School), and the Rectory (the priests' residence), and the grave of the last Miami Indians chief, Joseph Richardville. Recently, the Cathedral Museum housed in the basement of MacDougal Chapel and diocesan offices located in the Cathedral Center were moved to a new location a few blocks north of Cathedral Square.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.



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