St. Columba Cathedral (Youngstown, Ohio)

St. Columba Cathedral
Cathedral from the southeast

41°6′11.52″N 80°39′3.6″W / 41.1032000°N 80.651000°W / 41.1032000; -80.651000
Location	W. Wood and Elm Streets Youngstown, Ohio
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	www.stcolumbacathedral.org
History
Founded	1847
Dedication	Columba
Architecture
Architect(s)	Diehl and Diehl
Style	Modern
Completed	1958
Specifications
Materials	Mankato stone
Administration
Diocese	Youngstown
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. George Murry, SJ
Rector	Msgr. Peter M. Polando

St. Columba Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Youngstown, Ohio, United States which houses the seat of the Diocese of Youngstown.

History

St. Columba Parish

The first St. Columba Cathedral, destroyed by a fire in 1954

The first Mass celebrated in Youngstown occurred in 1826. St. Columba Parish was founded in 1847, the year that Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Cleveland, of which Youngstown was a part.^[1] The first church was completed in 1850. As the parish grew, it required a larger church, which it completed in 1868. The first parish school building was opened three years later.

The parish continued to grow and constructed yet another church which opened in 1897. Bishop Ignatius Horstmann consecrated the sanctuary in 1903. The parish added a convent for the Ursuline Sisters the same year and the copper-covered spires in 1927. The parish continued to use the 1868 church until it was demolished in 1940.

St. Columba Cathedral

Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Youngstown on May 15, 1943, Bishop James A. McFadden chose St. Columba as cathedral of the new diocese.^[2] The parish opened a new school to the rear of the cathedral in 1952. Two years later, on September 2 a disastrous fire destroyed the cathedral. The diocese selected Diehl and Diehl Architects of Detroit to design the new cathedral in the Modern architectural style.^[1] Charles Shutrump and Sons Company of Youngstown was the contractor. The new cathedral was completed in 1958 and it became the fourth structure to house the parish. An 11 feet (3.4 m) statue of St. Columba by Joseph M. LeLauro of Detroit occupies a space at the southwest corner of the entrance. It is sculpted from four blocks of Mankato stone. The cathedral celebrated its first English-language Mass in 1964 while the Second Vatican Council was in session.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "History: Milestone Dates". Cathedral of St. Columba. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
↑ "Diocese of Youngtown". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

External links

Diocese of Youngstown

Bishops	Ordinaries James A. McFadden Emmet M. Walsh James William Malone Thomas J. Tobin George Murry Auxiliary bishops William Anthony Hughes Benedict Charles Franzetta

Churches	Cathedral St. Columba Cathedral Basilicas Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, Canton Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Youngstown Parishes Mother of Sorrows Church, Ashtabula St. Peter's Church, Canton St. Louis Church, Louisville St. Mary's Church, Massillon

Education	Higher Education Walsh University High Schools Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown Central Catholic High School, Canton John F. Kennedy High School, Warren St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Louisville Saint John High School, Ashtabula Ursuline High School, Youngstown

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Coordinates: 41°06′12″N 80°39′04″W / 41.1032°N 80.651°W / 41.1032; -80.651 (St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown)

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