Cathedral of the Incarnation (Baltimore)
Cathedral of the Incarnation | |
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39°19′55.76″N 76°36′59.98″W / 39.3321556°N 76.6166611°WCoordinates: 39°19′55.76″N 76°36′59.98″W / 39.3321556°N 76.6166611°W | |
Location | 4 East University Parkway Baltimore, Maryland |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Episcopal |
Website | incarnationbmore |
History | |
Status | Completed |
Founded | 1916 |
Consecrated | November 6, 1955 |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1909 |
Specifications | |
Number of spires | One |
Materials | Limestone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Maryland |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Eugene Sutton |
Dean | Robert Boulter |
The Cathedral of the Incarnation is an Episcopal cathedral in the Guilford neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Maryland.
History[]
Discussions about building a cathedral in the Diocese of Maryland took place at least as far back as the years William Paret was the bishop (1885–1911).[1] However, it was during the episcopate of John Gardner Murray that the cathedral was built. The so-called Synod Hall was the first constructed building in the planned complex and the congregation met in the undercroft beginning in 1911.[2] The cornerstone for the Synod Hall proper was laid in 1920 and the first worship service was held in the new space in 1932.[3][2] Plans for a cathedral complex and a separate larger cathedral were then abandoned,[2] and the Synod Hall was redesignated as the cathedral. For the first 35 years it was known as a pro-cathedral.[1] In 1943, the Cathedral of the Incarnation was first used for the installation ceremony of a bishop, with the ninth Bishop of Maryland.[4] After the cathedral's construction debt was discharged, the Diocese of Maryland passed a resolution establishing the Cathedral of the Incarnation on February 1, 1955, and it was consecrated on November 6, 1955.[1][5]
The Cathedral House was built in 1967.[1] It houses offices, meeting spaces, and Sunday School rooms.
Gallery[]
Cathedral, viewed from the west
Facade and steps, from the south
Flèche on the Cathedral of the Incarnation
Cathedral House
The Children's Peace Memorial
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "History". Cathedral of the Incarnation. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
- ^ a b c "Our History". Cathedral of the Incarnation. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "Engineering News-Record, A Consolidation of Engineering News and Engineering Record: A Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, Issued Weekly". 85 (21). November 18, 1920: 268.
Md., Baltimore — Synod Hall — Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of Incarnation, University Parkway, let contract building 2 story, 50 x 70 x 140 ft., stone and granite, concrete foundation, to Morrow Bros., 1201 Fidelity Bldg. About $270,000.
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(help) - ^ "Bishop Powell Installed". The Living Church. Episcopal Church. CVII (23): 6. December 5, 1943.
- ^ "Maryland, Diocese of". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
- 20th-century Episcopal church buildings
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Maryland
- Episcopal church buildings in Maryland
- Episcopal cathedrals in Maryland
- Cathedrals in Maryland
- Churches in Baltimore
- Northern Baltimore