Holy Family Cathedral (Saskatoon)
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Holy Family Cathedral is a new Roman Catholic Cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...

 being built in the University Heights Suburban Centre
University Heights Suburban Centre, Saskatoon
University Heights Suburban Centre is a mixed-development neighbourhood located in northeast Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a classified as a "suburban centre" subdivision, composed of medium to high-density multiple-unit dwellings, commercial areas and civic facilities. As of 2009, the...

 of Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The Cathedral is located on land adjacent to St. Joseph High School
St. Joseph High School (Saskatoon)
The St. Joseph High School is a high school in Saskatoon, Canada, a part of the University Heights Suburban Centre. St. Joseph's High School is part of the Saskatoon Catholic School division...

.

Construction on the CDN$ 28,5 million 65000 sq ft (6,038.7 m²) cathedral started in 2010 with an expected completion date in 2011. The main worship space will seat 1,200 with provision to use an overflow area bringing the total to 2,000. The building serves as a parish church, diocesan
cathedral, private residence, meeting space, office building, library, archive storage, banquet hall and community centre.

Some of the cathedral stained glass windows will be equipped with solar panels. This makes the church the first in North America to make use of photovoltaic cells in a stained glass installation. The installation makes use of 1,000 solar cells embeeded in 54 panels.

St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral (Saskatoon)
St. Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Cathedral is located in the Central Business District near the river....

had reached its physical limits, which necessitated the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon to build Holy Family Cathedral.
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