Cathedral of St. Joseph (Manchester, New Hampshire)

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| location = 145 Lowell Street
Manchester, New Hampshire

| country = United States

| denomination = Roman Catholic

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| attendance = 700 per weekend

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| consecrated date = 16 April 1894

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| architect = Patrick C. Keeley (1816-1896)

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| deanery = Amoskeag

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| diocese = Diocese of Manchester

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| bishop = Most Rev. Peter Anthony Libasci

| dean = Very Rev. Richard H. Dion, V.F.

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| rector = Very Reverend Jason Y. Jalbert

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| deacon = Deacon Karl Cooper

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| director = Eric Bermani

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| reledu = Daniel Donovan

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| musicgroup = Cathedral Parish Choir, Cathedral Schola, Cathedral Chamber Singers, Diocesan Festival Chorus, Diocesan Children's Choral Program (Saint Nicholas Schola Cantorum), Ensemble ExCathedra, Cathedral Cantor Guild.

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The Cathedral of St. Joseph is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, United States. It is located at 145 Lowell Street in the downtown district. Bishop Peter Libasci serves as Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, and Father Jason Jalbert is the rector of the cathedral parish.

History

The church was founded in 1869 to serve the needs of Irish immigrants.{{cite AV media| title=The Building of the Cathedral| publisher=Diocese of Manchester| url=http://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/AboutUs/Cathedral/coopercathedralfinal.mp3| accessdate=2016-03-03| medium=MP3| year=2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108173529/http://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/AboutUs/Cathedral/coopercathedralfinal.mp3| archive-date=2017-01-08| url-status=dead}} Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Manchester in 1884, and St. Joseph's parish became the cathedral that same year. The building has undergone several renovations and expansions since.{{cite web| title=The Building of the Cathedral| publisher=Diocese of Manchester| url=http://www.catholicnh.org/about/st-joseph-cathedral/| accessdate=2016-03-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028045942/http://www.catholicnh.org/about/st-joseph-cathedral/| archive-date=2016-10-28| url-status=dead}}

In 1968, the high altar, Stations of the Cross, and many other decorations were removed according to the fashion popular after the Second Vatican Council. The diocese began another renovation in 2014 to install similar pieces removed from Holy Trinity Church in Boston after it closed.{{cite web| title=Cathedral Restoration| url=http://www.stjosephcathedralnh.org/89| publisher=St. Joseph Cathedral| accessdate=2016-03-03}}

File:Cathedral of St. Joseph interior - Manchester, New Hampshire 01.jpg|Cathedral interior

File:Cathedral of St. Joseph interior - Manchester, New Hampshire 02.jpg|Rear gallery

File:Cathedral of St. Joseph interior - Manchester, New Hampshire 03.jpg|Altar

File:Cathedral of St. Joseph interior - Manchester, New Hampshire 06.jpg|Cathedra (bishop's throne)

See also

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