St. Ann's Cathedral (Great Falls, Montana)

St. Ann's Cathedral
St. Ann's Cathedral
	47°30′32″N111°17′43″W / 47.5088°N 111.2952°W
Location	715 3rd Avenue N; Great Falls, Montana
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	www.stannscathedral.org
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1889;135 years ago
Architecture
Architect(s)	John H. Kent
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1907;117 years ago
Construction cost	$100,000
Specifications
Number of spires	One
Materials	Limestone
Administration
Diocese	Great Falls-Billings
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Jeffrey M. Fleming
Rector	Rev. Xavier Arimboor
	U.S. Historic district ; Contributing property
Part of	Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District (ID91000355 )
Added to NRHP	April 1, 1991

Last updated August 27, 2024

St. Ann's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Along with St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral in Billings, Montana it is the seat of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings. In 1991 it was included as a contributing property in the Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

History

St. Ann's Parish

The first St. Ann's Church was financed by three parishioners who signed a note for $3,000.^[3] The church was built of brick on the site now occupied by the Heisey Center. The first resident pastor was Father Dols, who was also responsible for parishes in Cascade, Choteau, and Neihart.

St. Ann's Cathedral

On May 18, 1904, St. Pius X established the Diocese of Great Falls,^[4] and St. Ann's became the cathedral. One of the first tasks of the new bishop, Mathias Clement Lenihan, was to build a new cathedral to accommodate the growing congregation. Designed by John H. Kent of Helena,^[5] the present church was constructed between 1906 and 1907 for around $100,000 ($3,300,000 in 2023 dollars).^[3]^[6] It features a cruciform plan, Gothic arched windows, and a turreted bell tower. The stone for the Gothic Revival structure was quarried near Stockett. It is Great Falls' largest church.^[2] The former church building was remodeled for a parochial school.

The current rectory was built in 1931 and designed in a style similar to the cathedral. The old church was demolished, and the Heisey Youth Center want built on the site in 1936. It is also used as a parish center. The cathedral was extensively renovated in 1953 in anticipation of the diocese's Golden Jubilee the following year.

Pope John Paul II renamed the Great Falls Diocese the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings on February 14, 1980.^[4] At that time, St. Patrick's Church in Billings joined St. Ann's as the co-cathedral of the diocese.

Pipe organ

The Cathedral pipe organ was built by the Reuter Organ Co. of Lawrence, Kansas, in 1929 as their Opus 328. It consisted of 14-ranks in two divided chambers and was distributed over 3-manuals. In 1995, Meadway & Stettner Pipe Organs of Monroe, Washington, refurbished the organ, which included adding front expression shutters to both chambers, console upgrades, and tonal revision while still remaining at 14 ranks.^[7]^[8]

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References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
1 2 Candi Helms. "Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
1 2 "The History of St. Ann's". St. Ann Cathedral. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
1 2 "Diocese of Great Falls-Billings". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved September 17, 2011.^{[ self-published source ]}
↑ Robison, Ken. Postcard History Series: Cascade County and Great Falls. 2011.
↑ "Saint Anne's Cathedral". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ "Pipe Organ Database | Reuter Organ Co. (Opus 328, 1929) St. Ann's Roman Catholic Co-Cathedral".
↑ "Pipe Organ Database | Meadway & Stettner Pipe Organs (1995) St. Ann's Roman Catholic Co-Cathedral".

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Helms-2] 1 2 Candi Helms. "Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved September 18, 2017.

[Cathedral-3] 1 2 "The History of St. Ann's". St. Ann Cathedral. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.

[Hierarchy-4] 1 2 "Diocese of Great Falls-Billings". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved September 17, 2011.^{[ self-published source ]}

[5] Robison, Ken. Postcard History Series: Cascade County and Great Falls. 2011.

[emporis-6] "Saint Anne's Cathedral". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[7] "Pipe Organ Database | Reuter Organ Co. (Opus 328, 1929) St. Ann's Roman Catholic Co-Cathedral".

[8] "Pipe Organ Database | Meadway & Stettner Pipe Organs (1995) St. Ann's Roman Catholic Co-Cathedral".

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings
Bishops	Ordinaries Mathias Clement Lenihan Edwin Vincent O'Hara William Joseph Condon Eldon Bernard Schuster Thomas Joseph Murphy Anthony Michael Milone Michael William Warfel Coadjutor Jeffrey M. Fleming
Churches	Cathedrals St. Ann's Cathedral, Great Falls St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral, Billings Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Glendive St. Peter's Church, Wibaux
Education	Higher education University of Providence High schools Billings Central Catholic High School, Billings Great Falls Central Catholic High School, Great Falls St. Labre Indian Catholic High School, Ashland
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