Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)

Blessed Sacrament Cathedral


40°18′23.48″N 79°32′46.5″W / 40.3065222°N 79.546250°W / 40.3065222; -79.546250
Location	300 N. Main St. Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	www.blessedsacramentcathedral.org
History
Founded	1789
Architecture
Status	Cathedral/Parish
Architect(s)	Comes, Perry and McMullen
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1928
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone Indiana Limestone
Administration
Diocese	Greensburg
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Edward C. Malesic
Rector	Msgr. Raymond E. Riffle


U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Academy Hill Historic District (#99000516^[1])
Added to NRHP	April 29, 1999

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg in Pennsylvania.

The church, originally a parish church under the supervision of the Benedictine order, was constructed in the English Gothic style by the architectural firm of Comes, Perry and McMullen in Pittsburgh.^[2] It was dedicated in May 1928, and is constructed of sandstone and Indiana limestone. The parish was designated Blessed Sacrament Cathedral with the establishment of the Diocese of Greensburg on March 10, 1951, at which time the Benedictines relinquished pastoral responsibility.^[2]

The cathedral is located on 300 North Main Street in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Academy Hill Historic District.

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "History". Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Retrieved June 1, 2010.

External links

Diocese of Greensburg

Ordinaries	Bishops Hugh L. Lamb William G. Connare Anthony G. Bosco Lawrence E. Brandt Edward C. Malesic Auxiliary bishop Norbert F. Gaughan

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Greensburg Parishes St. Peter's Church, Brownsville St. Patrick's Church, Cowansville Mount Saint Peter Church, New Kensington St. Gertrude Church, Vandergrift

Education	High schools Geibel Catholic High School, Connellsville Greensburg Central Catholic High School, Greensburg

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Coordinates: 40°18′23″N 79°32′47″W / 40.306522°N 79.546250°W / 40.306522; -79.546250

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