St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)

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St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral
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Location in Pennsylvania
41°14′48″N75°53′04″W / 41.24653°N 75.88439°W / 41.24653; -75.88439
Location35 S. Franklin St.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Country United States
Denomination Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Website ststephenswb.org
History
Founded1817
Architecture
Architect(s) Charles M. Burns
Style Romanesque Revival
Completed1897
Specifications
Number of spires One
Administration
Diocese Bethlehem
Clergy
Bishop(s) The Right Rev'd Sean Rowe, Bishop Provisional
Rector The Rev'd Brian Pavlac, Priest-in-Charge
Part of River Street Historic District (ID85002328 [1] )
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1985

St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral is an Episcopal church located in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is the Pro-Cathedral in the Diocese of Bethlehem. The Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania serves as the primary cathedral of the diocese.

St. Stephen's Church began in 1817. The present church building is the fifth one for the parish. [2] It was completed in 1897 and consecrated in 1899. Philadelphia architect Charles M. Burns designed the church in the Romanesque Revival style. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Our History". St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. "St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.