Saint-François-Xavier Cathedral
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The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier is the cathedral
church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi
, Quebec
, Canada
. It is located at 514 rue Racine Est, overlooking the old port area of the town.
The current structure is the fourth church to occupy this site and the third to serve as cathedral for the diocese.
The first cathedral was destroyed by fire June 24, 1912 and the second January 16, 1919. The new church was opened in 1922 and was designed by architects Rene-P. Lemay, Armand Gravel and Alfred Lamontagne in the Renaissance revival
style.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi
The Diocese of Chicoutimi is a Roman Catholic diocese in Quebec, centered around the borough of Chicoutimi in the city of Saguenay. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Quebec.-References:...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, 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...
. It is located at 514 rue Racine Est, overlooking the old port area of the town.
The current structure is the fourth church to occupy this site and the third to serve as cathedral for the diocese.
The first cathedral was destroyed by fire June 24, 1912 and the second January 16, 1919. The new church was opened in 1922 and was designed by architects Rene-P. Lemay, Armand Gravel and Alfred Lamontagne in the Renaissance revival
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance...
style.