Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dodge City
Encyclopedia
Sacred Heart Cathedral is the former cathedral church
for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
located in Dodge City, Kansas
, United States
.
designed the present church, which was built in the combined Mission Revival
and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural styles in 1916. The old church was remodeled into a school building and Sacred Heart School opened in September of the same year. As the school enrollments grew additions were made to the building in 1929, 1949, and in 1954. On May 19, 1951 Pope Pius XII
established the Diocese of Dodge City, and Sacred Heart Church became the cathedral. The cathedral was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983. On December 9, 2001 Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Guadalupe parishes in Dodge City merged to form the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
. Sacred Heart Cathedral was retained and used as part of the school facility.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City is a Roman Catholic diocese covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas. Pope Pius XII created the diocese on May 19, 1951.John B...
located in Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
Sacred Heart Parish was established in 1883. Ralph Adams CramRalph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram FAIA, , was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic style. Cram & Ferguson and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson are partnerships in which he worked.-Early life:Cram was born on December 16, 1863 at Hampton Falls, New...
designed the present church, which was built in the combined Mission Revival
Mission Revival Style architecture
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California....
and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural styles in 1916. The old church was remodeled into a school building and Sacred Heart School opened in September of the same year. As the school enrollments grew additions were made to the building in 1929, 1949, and in 1954. On May 19, 1951 Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....
established the Diocese of Dodge City, and Sacred Heart Church became the cathedral. The cathedral was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983. On December 9, 2001 Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Guadalupe parishes in Dodge City merged to form the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dodge City, Kansas)
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Catholic cathedral in Dodge City, Kansas, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Dodge City.-History:...
. Sacred Heart Cathedral was retained and used as part of the school facility.