Cathedral of Saint Andrew (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

Last updated
Cathedral of Saint Andrew
ORDINATION2012 455.JPG
East façade on the Piazza Secchia
USA Michigan location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location in Michigan
42°57′29″N85°40′02″W / 42.95804°N 85.66713°W / 42.95804; -85.66713
Location215 Sheldon Blvd. SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Website www.cathedralofsaintandrew.org
History
Founded1833
Architecture
Style Gothic Revival
Completed1876
Specifications
Height192 feet (59 m)
Materials Limestone
Tenor bell weight213
Administration
Diocese Grand Rapids
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. David J. Walkowiak
Rector Very Rev. René Constanza, C.S.P.

The Cathedral of Saint Andrew is a Catholic cathedral located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Grand Rapids. [1]

Contents

History

Cathedral interior facing the altar. St. Andrew Cathedral interior - Grand Rapids 01.jpg
Cathedral interior facing the altar.
Rear gallery and pipe organ. St. Andrew Cathedral interior - Grand Rapids 03.jpg
Rear gallery and pipe organ.

St. Andrew's history traces its beginning to the founding of St. Mary's Church by the Rev. Frederic Baraga. [2] He built a small church, rectory and school on the west bank of the Grand River and the people who attended the church were Native Americans. The Rev. Andreas Viszoczky was named the parish's first pastor two years later. After the Native Americans left and the town of Grand Rapids grew, Father Viszoczky built a new church on Monroe Street which he named St. Andrew. The church building was constructed of Grand River limestone and completed in 1850.

Grand Rapids continued to grow as did the parish and a new church was soon needed. In 1875, the present church was started on Sheldon Boulevard and completed a year later. On May 19, 1882 Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Grand Rapids. [3] The diocese's first bishop Henry J. Richter chose Saint Andrew's as his cathedral and was consecrated in it on April 22, 1883. [2]

Lightning struck the cathedral in 1901 and a fire destroyed part of the church building. It was rebuilt and expanded. Some of the wooden beams above the ceiling still show the charred marks from the fire. A television studio was created in the cathedral in the 1950s to televise a weekly Sunday Mass. The cameras have been updated in the 21st century to provide for digital broadcasts. Another expansion of the cathedral facilities occurred from 1961 to 1963. The St. Ambrose Chapel wing was added at that time and Maple Street from Sheldon to Division was closed and a green space created.

A major renovation of the cathedral in 1979-1980 brought the altar forward into the congregation and a vesting and gathering area was created. Another major renovation from 1997 to 2000 created a baptismal pool and refurbished the stained glass windows and the Stations of the Cross. The current pipe organ was installed in 2002. The front entrance of the cathedral was remodeled in 2009 and the Piazza Secchia was laid. It is patterned after the piazza created by Michelangelo on the Capitoline Hill in Rome.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit</span> Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Michigan, USA

The Archdiocese of Detroit is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne. It is the metropolitan archdiocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit, which includes all dioceses in the state of Michigan. In addition, in 2000 the archdiocese accepted pastoral responsibility for the Catholic Church in the Cayman Islands, which consists of Saint Ignatius Parish on Grand Cayman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids</span> Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Michigan, USA

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in West Michigan in the United States. It comprises 80 parishes in 11 counties It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Detroit. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids. On April 18, 2013, Pope Francis appointed David J. Walkowiak to be the twelfth bishop of Grand Rapids.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of Saint Augustine (Kalamazoo, Michigan)</span> Church in Michigan, United States

Cathedral of Saint Augustine is a Catholic cathedral and parish church located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo. The parish was founded in 1856, the present church building was completed in 1951, and it was raised to cathedral status in 1970.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette</span> Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Michigan, USA

The Diocese of Marquette is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church, encompassing the Upper Peninsula region of Michigan in the United States. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit. Its cathedral is St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette, which replaced Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral at Sault Ste. Marie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of Christ the King (Superior, Wisconsin)</span> Church in Wisconsin, United States

The Cathedral of Christ the King is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior in Superior, Wisconsin. It was named in honor of Christ the King. The building is located at 1111 Belknap Street in Superior.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of Saint Mary (St. Cloud, Minnesota)</span> Church in Minnesota, United States

The Cathedral of St. Mary located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States, is the cathedral and parish church in the Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud. The St. Cloud Diocese serves Central Minnesota and a Catholic population of about 150,000.

Joseph Gabriel Pinten was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin (1922–1926), and as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan (1926–1940).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Schrembs</span> German-born prelate

Joseph Schrembs was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan for five months in 1911, as bishop of the Diocese of Toledo in Ohio from 1911 to 1921, and as bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1921 to 1945.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus (Joliet, Illinois)</span> Church in Illinois, United States

Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus is a Catholic cathedral in Joliet, Illinois, United States. It is the seat and a parish of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph M. Breitenbeck</span>

Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1969 to 1989, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1965 to 1969.

Joseph Crescent McKinney was a late 20th-century and early 21st-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in the state of Michigan from 1968-2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Kansas City, Missouri)</span> Historic church in Missouri, United States

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of St. Joseph it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. It is a contributing property in the Quality Hill neighborhood, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Agnes Cathedral (Springfield, Missouri)</span> Church in Missouri, United States

St. Agnes Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Annunciation in Cape Girardeau, Missouri it is the seat of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)</span> Historic church in South Dakota, United States

The Cathedral of Saint Joseph is a Catholic cathedral and parish church located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sioux Falls. Since 1974 the cathedral has been a contributing property in the Cathedral Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, also known simply as the Cathedral of St. Mary, is a Catholic cathedral and parish church located in Gaylord, Michigan, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Gaylord.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption (Saginaw, Michigan)</span> Historic church in Michigan, United States

The Cathedral of Mary the Assumption, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral and parish church located in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Saginaw. In 1979 it was included as a contributing property in the Saginaw Central City Historic Residential District on the National Register of Historic Places.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Thibodaux, Louisiana)</span> Historic church in Louisiana, United States

St. Joseph Co-Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. Along with the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma it is the seat of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. It is also the oldest parish in the diocese.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David John Walkowiak</span> American Roman Catholic Bishop

The Most Reverend David John Walkowiak, J.C.D. is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan since 2013.

References

  1. ↑ "Cathedral of St. Andrew". GCatholic. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  2. 1 2 "Our History". Cathedral of Saint Andrew. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Grand Rapids". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2011-09-21.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Saint Andrew Cathedral (Grand Rapids, Michigan) at Wikimedia Commons

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.