Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

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caption = Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
location= 9844 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, Michigan USA
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built = 1913
architect= Henry A. Walsh
architecture= Gothic Revival
added = 1982
governing_body = Archdiocese of Detroit
refnum= 82002894

The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a cathedral serving Roman Catholics in Detroit, Michigan, and is the home of the Archdiocese of Detroit. The cathedral is at 9844 Woodward Avenue at the corner of Boston Boulevard, adjacent to the Boston-Edison Historic District in Detroit.

History

Most Blessed Sacrament parish was established in 1905 to serve Catholics in what was then the northern city limits of Detroit. The parish was initially plagued with financial problems. Construction of the church started in 1913, but proceeded rather slowly. The interior was finished in 1930, with the dedication of the interior on Thanksgiving of that year. Detroit had been elevated to an archdiocese in 1938, and Most Blessed Sacrament was chosen as the site of the cathedral. However, the exterior was not finished until 1951, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of Detroit's founding. Its consecration on November 17 was carried on live television.Blessed Sacrament Cathedral: A Brief History [http://www.aodonline.org/AODOnline/Offices+and+Ministries+12009/Cathedral+of+the+Most+Blessed+Sacrament+8330/Most+Blessed+Sacrament+Cathedral+-+The+Cathedral+Builds+Again.htm] Accessed March 21, 2007]

Architecture

The cathedral's architect was Henry A. Walsh of Cleveland, Ohio, who designed the cathedral in a Norman Gothic style. Due to the length of the construction, Walsh was unable to see the project to completion, and Detroit architect George Diehl was chosen to succeed him for the construction of the towers in 1950. The building's exterior is made of Indiana limestone and Ohio sandstone.History]

Papal visit of 1987

Although Pope John Paul II's visit to the United States was originally scheduled to include only areas in the southern and western parts of the country, Detroit's archbishop Edmund Cardinal Szoka campaigned to have him visit the Detroit area. He made a direct request to the Pope during a visit to the Vatican City. The Pope arrived in Detroit on September 18, 1987, and spoke before large crowds in Hamtramck, Hart Plaza and the Pontiac Silverdome. During John Paul II's visit, he visited guests at the cathedral and stayed at the archbishop's residence.Houston, Kay (September 1, 1999). [http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=40&category=people When the Pope visited Detroit] . "The Detroit News". Retrieved on July 24, 2008.]

ee also

*Archdiocese of Detroit

References

Further reading

*Cite book| author=Godzak, Roman|title= Archdiocese of Detroit (Images of America)|year=2000|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|id=ISBN 0738507972
*Cite book| author=Godzak, Roman|title= Catholic Churches of Detroit (Images of America)|year=2004|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|id=ISBN 0738532355
*Cite book| author=Godzak, Roman|title= Make Straight the Path: A 300 Year Pilgrimage Archdiocese of Detroit|year=2000|publisher=Editions du Signe|id=ISBN 2746801450
*Cite book| author=Tentler, Leslie Woodcock with forward by Edmund Cardinal Szoka
title= Seasons of Grace: A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit|year=1992|publisher=Wayne State University Press|id=ISBN 0814321062

*Cite book|author=Tutag, Nola Huse with Lucy Hamilton|title=Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit|publisher=Wayne State University Press|year=1988|id=ISBN 0-8143-1875-4

External links

* [http://www.aodonline.org/AODOnline/Offices+and+Ministries+12009/Cathedral+of+the+Most+Blessed+Sacrament+8330/Cathedral+of+the+Most+Blessed+Sacrament.htm Official website]
* [http://www.aodonline.org Archdiocese of Detroit]


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