Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Lake Charles, Louisiana)

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location 935 Bilbo Street
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°13′36″N 93°13′00″W / 30.22659°N 93.21666°W / 30.22659; -93.21666Coordinates: 30°13′36″N 93°13′00″W / 30.22659°N 93.21666°W / 30.22659; -93.21666
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1913
Built by Reinhart and Donovan
Architect Favrot & Livaudais
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 94001201[1]
Added to NRHP October 7, 1994
The canonically crowned image of the Blessed Virgin Mary as presently enshrined within the cathedral's high altar.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Lake Charles. Immaculate Conception Parish was established in 1869.[2]

The church was designed by the architectural firm of Favrot & Livaudais and it was built in 1913.[3][4] On January 29, 1980 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Lake Charles[5] and Immaculate Conception became the cathedral for the new diocese.

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1994.[1]

The cathedral church enshrines a century old image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception made of Carrara marble. The venerated image was granted a Canonical coronation by the Pope Benedict XVI in 2013.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Immaculate Conception Cathedral". GCatholic. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  3. ↑ National Register Staff (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception". National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2018. With nine photos from 1994.
  4. ↑ "Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 19, 2018. (with three photos and two maps)
  5. ↑ "Diocese of Lake Charles". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2011-09-23.


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