Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral (San Bernardino, California)
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Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral
located in San Bernardino, California
, United States
. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Bernardino
.
of Los Angeles
. The first pastor assigned to the parish was the Rev. Patrick Curran. A rented house on Sierra Way initially served as a combnation church and rectory
. Construction of the present church building began in May 1928. It was completed in the Mission Revival architectural style in September of the same year. The present rectory was built in 1936. In addition to their parish responsibilities the parish priests also served as the chaplains of St. Bernardine, County and the State hospital in Patton
, as well as the Native American Reservation at Del Rosa and Masses at Lake Arrowhead
in the summer.
Our Lady of the Rosary School was opened on January 6, 1947. The Dominican Sisters from Houston, Texas
served as the faculty. The convent
was built in 1950. The original school building was replaced with a new facility across the street from the old one. The church building was enlarged and expanded in 1953.
On July 14, 1978 Pope Paul VI
established the Diocese of San Bernardino. Our Lady of the Rosary was named as the cathedral for the new diocese.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
located in San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
, 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 San Bernardino
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in San Bernardino, California. It was founded on July 14, 1978, and comprises San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The Diocese of San Bernardino formerly was part of the Diocese of San Diego...
.
History
Our Lady of the Rosary Parish was founded in 1927 by Bishop John CantwellJohn Joseph Cantwell
John Joseph Cantwell was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.Archbishop Cantwell was born in Limerick, Ireland. He was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 18, 1899 and was initially assigned as curate of Berkeley's St. Joseph The Worker...
of Los Angeles
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...
. The first pastor assigned to the parish was the Rev. Patrick Curran. A rented house on Sierra Way initially served as a combnation church and rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
. Construction of the present church building began in May 1928. It was completed in the Mission Revival architectural style in September of the same year. The present rectory was built in 1936. In addition to their parish responsibilities the parish priests also served as the chaplains of St. Bernardine, County and the State hospital in Patton
Patton, California
Patton is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Patton is northeast of downtown San Bernardino. Patton has a post office with ZIP code 92369, which opened in 1897....
, as well as the Native American Reservation at Del Rosa and Masses at Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead, California
Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, within the San Bernardino National Forest, adjacent to Lake Arrowhead Reservoir...
in the summer.
Our Lady of the Rosary School was opened on January 6, 1947. The Dominican Sisters from Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
served as the faculty. The convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
was built in 1950. The original school building was replaced with a new facility across the street from the old one. The church building was enlarged and expanded in 1953.
On July 14, 1978 Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
established the Diocese of San Bernardino. Our Lady of the Rosary was named as the cathedral for the new diocese.