St. James Cathedral in Seattle
| St. James Cathedral | |
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Panoramic view of the western façade
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 Location in Washington
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| 7°36′28″N 122°19′33″W / 7.6077°N 122.3258°WCoordinates: 7°36′28″N 122°19′33″W / 7.6077°N 122.3258°W | |
| Location | 804 Ninth Avenue Seattle, Washington |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.stjames-cathedral.org |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Architect(s) | Heins & LaFarge |
| Style | Renaissance Revival |
| Completed | 1907 |
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| Dome height (outer) | 120 feet (37 m) – collapsed in 1916; never rebuilt |
| Number of spires | Two |
| Spire height | 167 feet (51 m) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Seattle |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. J. Peter Sartain |
| Rector |
Very Rev. Michael G. Ryan |
| Designated | March 12, 1984 |
Very Rev. Michael G. Ryan
St. James Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral church located at 804 Ninth Avenue in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Seattle and the seat of its archbishop, currently J. Peter Sartain. The cathedral is named for St. James the Greater, patron saint of the archdiocese, and is the third church in the territory presently known as the Archdiocese of Seattle to bear the name.
The need for a cathedral in Seattle arose in 1903, when Edward O'Dea, bishop of what was then known as the Diocese of Nesqually (later spelled "Nisqually"), elected to move the Episcopal see from Vancouver, Washington to Seattle. Construction began in 1905 and was completed in 1907. In 1916, the cathedral underwent major renovations as a result of the collapse of its dome; other major renovations were completed in 1950 and 1994. The cathedral, rectory, and site were designated city landmarks in 1984.
The Diocese of Nesqually was established in Vancouver, Washington, on May 31, 1850 by Pope Pius IX. The new diocese's territory was carved from the former Diocese of Walla Walla, which had been abandoned and its territory administered from Oregon City in the wake of the Whitman massacre. Augustin-Magloire Blanchet, the first bishop of the new diocese, dedicated St. James Church located within Fort Vancouver as the cathedral on January 23, 1851.
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