St. Mary's Cathedral (Portland, Oregon)

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St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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The cathedral in 2023
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St. Mary's Cathedral
Location in downtown Portland
45°31′26″N122°41′20″W / 45.5239°N 122.6890°W / 45.5239; -122.6890
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
DedicatedFebruary 14, 1926
Administration
Archdiocese Portland in Oregon
Clergy
Archbishop Most Rev. Alexander K. Sample
Rector Rev. Msgr. Gerard O'Connor
Deacon(s) Rev. Mr. Scott Kolbet
Location1716 NW Davis Street
Portland, Oregon
Built1925
Architect Jacobberger & Smith
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
Restored1996
Part of Alphabet Historic District (ID00001293)

St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Portland, Oregon, United States and serves Roman Catholics in western Oregon.

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History

In 1925 Archbishop Alexander Christie authorized construction of a new cathedral at the corner of NW 18th and Couch streets as he struggled with a mortal illness. Parishioners and clergy from all over the archdiocese responded. In less than a year, on February 14, 1926, the new church opened. [1] The first services were held on Friday, February 19, 1926. [2]

In 1993, a restoration study was completed. Thomas Hacker and Associates, a Portland architectural firm, was asked to a draft detailed restoration plan for the cathedral and a larger master plan that would provide for long-range improvements around the cathedral in keeping with the Catholic tradition of service. [3] The cathedral was restored for the 150th anniversary of the Portland Archdiocese in 1996. The restoration included seismic strengthening, electrical, heating, and lighting updating, as well as liturgical and artistic modifications.

Art

The marble statues of Mary and the Sacred Heart against the north walls of both transepts were carved in Switzerland and brought to the earlier 3rd and Stark Street cathedral by the Benedictine monks, who later founded Mount Angel Abbey. The Narthex doors' glass etching contains subtle symbols of the seven Sacraments. The transept windows date from the 1870s and were brought from two earlier cathedrals, as well as the Archbishop's Chair. [4]

Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross are original to the cathedral.

Architectural style and details

The architectural plans were by Jacobberger and Smith. The architectural style is 20th-century Romanesque and Byzantine, with a red tiled gable roof, cast-stone Corinthian columns, and a square tower with copper cornices. [5] The marble floor in the apse was laid in 1926. The new marble on the floor in the remainder of the cathedral is a pattern of several Italian marbles. The doors are white oak in cast bronze on the exterior. Letters on the granite sign are Roman majuscules from the Trajan inscription in Rome. The coat of arms on the sign is of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

Bells

The three bells of the tower were cast in the late 1880s and originally installed in the former cathedral at Third and Stark Streets. They were manually pealed until 2017, when the bells and yokes were refurbished and fitted with linear ringing motors. They sound at the pitches of D¹, F¹, and Ab¹.

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References

  1. St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception : a church to be cherished. Portland, OR: Archdiocese of Portland. 1994. p. 2.
  2. St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception : a church to be cherished. Portland, OR: Archdiocese of Portland. 1994. p. 4.
  3. St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception : a church to be cherished. Portland, OR: Archdiocese of Portland. 1994. p. 9.
  4. St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception : a church to be cherished. Portland, OR: Archdiocese of Portland. 1994. p. 4.
  5. Virginia Guest Ferriday [coordinator], ed. (May 1984). Historic Resource Inventory City of Portland, Oregon: Identified Properties. Portlalnd, OR: City of Portland Bureau of Planning.