Cathedral of San Agustin

Cathedral of San Agustin

The Cathedral of San Agustin is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, Texas. It is located at 214 San Bernardo Avenue in the heart of the downtown area in the San Agustin Historical District. The present church building dates from 1872. The bishop is the Most Reverend James Anthony Tamayo. As of 2000, the cathedral was the mother church for 222,250 [ [http://www.dioceseoflaredo.org/html/statistics.html Diocese of Laredo; Statistics] ] Catholics in the diocese.

History

The Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was established in 1755. Its founding residents wanted a catholic church for a place of worship. The Bishop of Guadalajara, Fray Francisco de San Buena Ventura ordered the construction of a small mission chapel in 1760 which was the only place of worship until 1778. In 1778, the first stone structure was erected to accommodate more than two hundred families. In 1789, San Agustin was established as a parish by the Bishop of Guadalajara.

In 1848, Bishop of Galveston, Rt. Reverend Jim J. M. Odin, assigned several French priests to this part of his territory. Among them was Father Allophone Martin Souchon who in 1866 began the construction of the present church. San Agustin Church is a Gothic Revival structure with a five-story- 141ft (43m) bell / clock tower. All the windows have the traditional Gothic shape with stained glass located between structural bays of its masonry walls. A French priest, Father Pierre Yves Keralum, was the designer and architect for this historical monument. The new church was opened in December 12, 1872.

From 1989 to 1994, the San Agustin Church Historical Preservation and Restoration Society carried out a $675,000 restoration project. A new Blessed Sacrament Chapel was installed. The whole church was repaired and restored and a brick plaza was created along the front of the church. [ [http://www.dioceseoflaredo.org/html/san_agustin.html Diocese of Laredo; San Agustin Church History] ]

In 2000, the Diocese of Laredo was established and the San Agustin Church was made its Cathedral by orders of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. [ [http://www.dioceseoflaredo.org/html/history.html Diocese of Laredo; History] ] Today, the San Agustin Cathedral is one of the oldest in the Southwest still standing. It is also the second tallest building in Laredo. [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/?id=102906 Emporis; Laredo Buildings] ] The San Agustin de Laredo Historic District is in the National Register of Historical Places. [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/tx/Webb/state.html National Register of Historical Places] ]

ee also

*Cathedral
*Roman Catholic Church
*Laredo, Texas
*List of buildings in Laredo, Texas

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