Holy Name Cathedral (Steubenville, Ohio)
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Holy Name Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral
in Steubenville, Ohio
, United States
. It is the seat of the Diocese of Steubenville
.
On June 8, 2008 Holy Name parish was merged with Holy Rosary, St. Anthony, St. Pius X, St. Stanislaus and Servants of Christ the King Parishes. They formed Triumph of the Cross Parish under the leadership of the Rev. Tim McGuire. The parish worships in Holy Name Cathedral and Holy Rosary Church. The parish is undergoing the process of building a new church building.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
in Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is the seat of the Diocese of Steubenville
Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirteen counties in Ohio. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944 out of territory from the Diocese of Columbus....
.
History
Holy Name Parish was founded in 1885. The present church building was completed in 1890 and it was rebuilt in 1957. It became a cathedral when the Diocese of Steubenville was established in 1945.On June 8, 2008 Holy Name parish was merged with Holy Rosary, St. Anthony, St. Pius X, St. Stanislaus and Servants of Christ the King Parishes. They formed Triumph of the Cross Parish under the leadership of the Rev. Tim McGuire. The parish worships in Holy Name Cathedral and Holy Rosary Church. The parish is undergoing the process of building a new church building.