Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	West façade in November 2012
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Location	915 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (corner of Jefferson and Calhoun Streets) Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates	41°4′32.51″N 85°8′16.19″W / 41.0756972°N 85.1378306°WCoordinates: 41°4′32.51″N 85°8′16.19″W / 41.0756972°N 85.1378306°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1859-1860
Architect	Benoit, Rev. Msgr Julian
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	80000048
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1980

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the primary cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, headed by Most Rev. Kevin Carl Rhoades. The parish was established in 1836, making it the oldest in Fort Wayne. The church was erected in 1860.

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The original church on what is now Cathedral Square was St. Mary's church (separate to the present-day St. Mary church in Fort Wayne), opened between 1834 and 1835. In 1840, Rev. Louis Mueller began construction on a new church, the Cathedral of St. Augustine. St. Augustine's served as the church until a fire destroyed it in 1859. In 1859–1860, Rev. Julian Benoit erected a third church and named it the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in honor of the Blessed Virgin.^[2]^:3 The Cathedral building still stands today, maintained through various renovations over the decades, the most recent by Schenkel and Sons, Inc.

The Cathedral grounds, called the Cathedral Square, includes the Chancery of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, MacDougal Chapel, Cathedral Center for C.C.D. classes (formerly the Cathedral Boys School), and the Rectory (the priests' residence), and the grave of the last Miami Indians chief, Joseph Richardville.^[2]^:3 Recently, the Cathedral Museum housed in the basement of MacDougal Chapel and diocesan offices located in the Cathedral Center were moved to a new location a few blocks north of Cathedral Square.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

The cathedral nave

Current pastoral staff[]

Rector - Fr. Jacob D. Runyon
Associate pastors - Fr. Peter Dee De and Fr. Wimal Jayasuria

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Ann Bley (September 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

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[nris-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[SHAARD-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Ann Bley (September 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

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