Christ the King Cathedral is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It is located at 4011 54th Street (at the intersection of Orlando & 54th) in

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. It was constructed first as a school in 1958 and became a parish entity on January 1, 1961, with the completion of the church itself. When it was built it was surrounded by cotton fields, but is now surrounded by much of the city. On June 17, 1984, Pope John Paul II appointed it the seat of the newly created Diocese of Lubbock with the ordination of Bishop Michael J. Sheehan. As of 2007, its presiding bishop is Bishop Robert Coerver. Its school, which started out as 1st–

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, has grown to serve

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References

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock: History of the Diocese

External links

{{Commons category-inline, Christ the King Cathedral (Lubbock, Texas)
Official Cathedral SiteDiocese of Lubbock Official SiteOfficial school website
Christ the King Lubbock Buildings and structures in Lubbock, Texas Christian organizations established in 1961 Roman Catholic churches completed in 1968 1961 establishments in Texas Modernist architecture in Texas 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States

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