Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan)
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Holy Name of Mary Proto-Cathedral
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| Location | 320 East Portage Avenue Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 46°29′55″N 84°20′29″W / 46.49861°N 84.34139°WCoordinates: 46°29′55″N 84°20′29″W / 46.49861°N 84.34139°W |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architect | Joseph Connolly |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 84000540 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1984 |
| Designated MSHS | July 20, 1989 |
Holy Name of Mary Proto-Cathedral, also known as St. Mary Proto-Cathedral, is a historic Roman Catholic parish church in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States that was formerly a cathedral church and the first Cathedral, hence "Proto-Cathedral", of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette. It is the oldest parish and oldest cathedral parish in Michigan, and the third oldest parish in the United States (after those in St. Augustine, Florida and Santa Fe, New Mexico). While the present church edifice, the fifth for the Parish, dates from 1881, the Parish began in 1668 as a Jesuit mission. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and designated a State of Michigan historic site in 1989. The Proto-Cathedral was the (first) Cathedral of the Diocese of Marquette when it was denominated the "Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie", which diocesan title is presently that of a titular episcopal see.
Holy Name of Mary was begun by Jesuits in 1668. On January 9, 1857 Bl. Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie and the Church was named the Cathedral Church of the new Diocese, being the first cathedral in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Ven. Irenaeus Frederic Baraga became its first Bishop. In 1865, the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie became the Diocese of Marquette and St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette became the Cathedral in its stead.
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