Church Architecture

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (known locally as St. John's Cathedral) is a historic Roman Catholic church building  in Cleveland, Ohio. Completed and consecrated in 1852, it is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Numerous renovations have enlarged and changed some aspects of the cathedral, but it remains essentially the same since its construction. 

The Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is the mother church and seat of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Dedicated on May 15, 1962, it stands on the site of the old cathedral which had been destroyed in a fire

The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula  is usually shortened to the Cathedral of St. Gudula or St. Gudula by locals, is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in central Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint Michael and Saint Gudula, the patron saints of the City of Brussels. 

Saint Gudula spent her time in good works and religious devotion. She was known for her vast charity for the poor, her frequent visits to church and for living a holy life. 

Saint Michael is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i faith. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second-century-BC Jewish works where he is the chief of the angels and archangels, and he is the guardian prince of Israel and is responsible for the care of Israel. Christianity conserved nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him, and he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12, where he does battle with Satan, and in the Epistle of Jude, where the author denounces heretics by contrasting them with Michael.

The Cathedral of the Assumption is a Catholic cathedral in Louisville, Kentucky, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Louisville.  In 1811, a small group of Catholics in Louisville formed Saint Louis Church.  By 1830, a larger Saint Louis Church was built.  In 1841 Saint Louis Church became Saint Louis Cathedral.  In 1849 the community decided a new building was necessary.In 1852, a new cathedral was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of the Cathedral of the Assumption.

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and is one of the largest Roman Catholic church in New England. The cathedral functions both as a cathedral and as a parish.

Plans for building a new church were disrupted by the outbreak of the United States Civil War.  Ground was broken on April 29, 1866, and the completed structure was dedicated on December 8, 1875, by then Boston's first archbishop.

The cathedral was named after the relic of holy cross that is owned by the church. This relic, supposedly a small fragment of the cross from Jesus' crucifixion was on display in the cathedral until 2018 when a janitor discovered that it had been stolen. The relic was eventually returned to the cathedral, and since its theft the relic has only been on display during special dates throughout the liturgical year.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.  It is is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou. The Cathedral was built in the 1930s, and is one of the largest catholic cathedrals in western Africa. The Immaculate Conception is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

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

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Memphis. 

Immaculate Conception parish was established in 1921. The parish's first pastor built a three-story brick building that served as a combination church and school. It continues to serve the parish today as its school building. The Sisters of Mercy made up the school's first faculty.

Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Memphis on January 6, 1971. Immaculate Conception was named as the new diocese's cathedral.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a historic cathedral in Portland, Maine which serves as seat of the Diocese of Portland. The church is an imposing Gothic Revival structure built in 1866–69. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and Until 2023, it was the tallest building in Portland.

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Wichita, Kansas) also known as St. Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Wichita.  The first Catholic church was constructed in Wichita in 1872. The cathedral parish was founded in 1887. The present cathedral church was begun in 1906 and it was consecrated on September 19, 1912.

  The Cathedral of the Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was completed in 1909 and is the cathedral, or mother church, of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. It is the only cathedral in the U.S. under the patronage of St. Mary Magdalene. 

It is theorized that Bishop Scanlan, the first Bishop of Salt Lake City,  chose Mary Magdalene as the patron saint of the Diocese of Salt Lake because her feast day is on July 22, two days before Pioneer Day, a celebration commemorating the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in Salt Lake Valley, so that Catholics would have something to celebrate alongside the region's dominant faith.

The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan. During Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to the United States he visited guests at the cathedral and lodged at the adjacent archbishop's residence.