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Christ Church Cathedral (Eau Claire)
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Christ Church Cathedral, built in 1916 to replace the earlier 1874 building, is the Episcopal cathedral
in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
. It is the mother church for the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire
, the see
of which is located in Eau Claire. The cathedral and parish house were added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1982.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,...
. It is the mother church for the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire
Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire
Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the western half of Wisconsin. It is in Province V .The see is in Eau Claire, Wisconsin...
, the see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
of which is located in Eau Claire. The cathedral and parish house were added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1982.