Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Kingston)
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (English Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception ) is the episcopal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Kingston (Ontario) . It was built from 1843 to 1848 in neo-Gothic style and is dedicated to Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception .
history
The Diocese of Kingston was established in 1826 from the Vicariate Apostolic for Upper Canada . The Catholic settlers initially came mainly from the Scottish highlands , later from Ireland . The first bishop Alexander Macdonell († 1840) used the parish church of St. Joseph’s as a cathedral. The plans for a representative episcopal church could only be realized by his successor Rémi Gaulin . He laid the foundation stone in 1843 and consecrated St. Mary's Cathedral on October 4, 1848. It was the first Roman Catholic cathedral in English-speaking Canada.
The portal bar with today's central tower and the half-height flank towers was added from 1889 to 1892.
A thorough renovation took place from 1987 to 1993.
Building
The church, made of local limestone, is a pseudo - basilica with cross-ribbed vaults based on models from the English Gothic style . The portal front (in the south) is designed as a cross bar with a square central tower.
The interior is characterized by elaborate figurative and ornamental sculptures .
Web links
- Virtual tour (website of the cathedral)
Coordinates: 44 ° 13 ′ 52.8 " N , 76 ° 29 ′ 23.5" W.