St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque)
| St. Raphael’s Cathedral | |
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Cathedral and rectory
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| Location | Dubuque, Iowa |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | straphaelcathedral |
| History | |
| Founded | 1833 (parish) |
| Dedication | Saint Raphael |
| Dedicated | July 7, 1861 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral/Parish |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | John Mullany |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1857 |
| Completed | 1861 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 160 feet (49 m) |
| Width | 83 feet (25 m) |
| Height | 85 feet (26 m) (church) 130 feet (40 m) (tower) |
| Materials |
Brick Limestone |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Dubuque |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Michael Jackels |
| Rector | Rev. Tom Toale |
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St. Raphael’s Cathedral, Rectory,
Convent and School |
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| Location | 231 Bluff St. Dubuque, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42°29′41.18″N 90°40′2.52″W / 42.4947722°N 90.6673667°WCoordinates: 42°29′41.18″N 90°40′2.52″W / 42.4947722°N 90.6673667°W |
| Built | 1870 (rectory) 1880s (convent) 1904 (school) |
| Architectural style |
Italianate (rectory) Second Empire (convent) Neoclassical (school) |
| Part of | Cathedral Historic District (#85002501) |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 1985 |
St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa, United States, is a Catholic cathedral and a parish church in the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The parish is the oldest congregation of any Christian denomination in the state of Iowa. It is a contributing property in the Cathedral Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Cathedral parish traces its origin to 1833, when the first group of settlers gathered for Mass. Father Charles Felix Van Quickenborne, a Belgian Jesuit, organized them into a parish. The parish did not have a regular church building yet, so the members met at various homes for mass. Father Quickenborne began planning for a church building, but left before the materials were assembled.
Father Charles Francis Fitzmaurice arrived in the area in 1834 and began working with the parish. He gathered materials and money to build the church, but he died during a cholera outbreak in the spring of 1835. He did not have a chance to begin work on the church building. For a time, the parishioners met in a log cabin that was set aside for worship.
The next pastor, Father Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, OP came to Dubuque later in 1835. He reorganized the parish, and dedicated it to the Archangel Raphael. Under his guidance, a stone church building was constructed. Father Mazzuchelli personally drew the plans for this building, which served for the next 25 years. It was located just south of the current Cathedral.
In 1837 Pope Gregory XVI created the Diocese of Dubuque. In 1839 Bishop Mathias Loras, the first Bishop of Dubuque, arrived after first going to France to recruit priests and raise funds to operate the new diocese. St. Raphael's became the cathedral church for the diocese.
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