Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Portland, Maine)
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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is an historic cathedral
on Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street
s in Portland, Maine
. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
. The Cathedral’s Pastor is Bishop Richard Malone, and its Rector is Father Louis Phillips.
Construction began in 1866 under the supervision of New York architect Patrick Keeley. After being devastated by fire, the church was finally completed on September 8, 1869. The Cathedral was restored in 1921, 1969, and 2000. In 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
The interior of the neo-Gothic Cathedral is 186 feet by 70 feet. The ceiling rises 70 feet, and the main aisle is 150 feet long; it holds almost 1000 worshipers. The tallest of the Cathedral’s three steeples is, at 204 feet, the tallest structure in the city of Portland.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
on Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street
Congress Street (Portland, Maine)
Congress Street is the main street in Portland, Maine. Congress stretches from Portland's southwestern border with South Portland through a number of neighborhoods before ending overlooking the Eastern Promenade on Munjoy Hill...
s in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States comprising the entire state of Maine...
. The Cathedral’s Pastor is Bishop Richard Malone, and its Rector is Father Louis Phillips.
Construction began in 1866 under the supervision of New York architect Patrick Keeley. After being devastated by fire, the church was finally completed on September 8, 1869. The Cathedral was restored in 1921, 1969, and 2000. In 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
The interior of the neo-Gothic Cathedral is 186 feet by 70 feet. The ceiling rises 70 feet, and the main aisle is 150 feet long; it holds almost 1000 worshipers. The tallest of the Cathedral’s three steeples is, at 204 feet, the tallest structure in the city of Portland.