Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral (Indianapolis)
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| 39°47′07″N 86°09′25″W / 39.7853°N 86.1569°WCoordinates: 39°47′07″N 86°09′25″W / 39.7853°N 86.1569°W | |
| Location | 1347 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Founder(s) | Most Reverend Silas Chatard |
| Dedicated | December 21, 1906 Rededicated May 14, 1986 |
| Consecrated | December 21, 1906 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Renwick, Aspinwall & Russell, W. L. Coulter; William W. Renwick |
| Style | Classical Revival |
| Completed | 1907 |
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| Capacity | 1,000 |
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Limestone Brick |
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| Archdiocese | Indianapolis |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Charles Coleman Thompson |
| Rector | Very Reverend Patrick Beidelman, STL |
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Fourteenth and Meridian Streets in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, and of the Archbishop of Indianapolis, most recently Archbishop Joseph William Tobin. Silas Chatard, the first Bishop of Indianapolis, established the cathedral parish in 1892, and named it after Saint Peter and Saint Paul, two apostles of Christ. The cathedral parish became known for its liturgical celebrations and sacred music performances.
The architectural firm of Renwick, Aspinwall and Russell, W. L. Coulter of New York designed the Classical Revival-style cathedral, adjacent chapel, and bishop's residence (rectory). The cathedral complex was built in stages. The rectory and chapel were completed in 1892. The cathedral and a temporary facade were built between 1905 and 1907; the permanent facade was erected in 1936. The high altar of the unfinished cathedral was consecrated on December 21, 1906. William Whetten Renwick, nephew of American architect James Renwick Jr., was responsible for the cathedral project and designed its original interior decoration. The Indianapolis architectural firm of D. A. Bohlen and Son was local supervisor for construction of the chapel, rectory, and cathedral, and also designed some of the interior furnishings. August Bohlen supervised construction of the permanent facade.
The Saints Peter and Paul Parish dates to 1892, when Silas Chatard, fifth Bishop of Vincennes, formally established the new parish in a residential neighborhood north of downtown Indianapolis. In the early 1870s Bishop Jacques Maurice de St. Palais considered Indianapolis as the new seat of the Diocese of Vincennes, but deferred the decision to Bishop Chatard, his successor. Immediately after Chatard's consecration as Bishop of Vincennes on May 12, 1878, he established his residence in Indianapolis at Saint John the Evangelist Church, which served as the pro-cathedral for the diocese in Indianapolis from 1878 to 1906, when Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral was built.Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral at Vincennes, Indiana, remained the official cathedral church for the diocese until 1898, when the episcopal see was transferred to Indianapolis and became the Diocese of Indianapolis.
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