St. Patrick Cathedral is the

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of the

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located in

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. It is a parish of the Diocese of Fort Worth and the seat of its

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. Construction of St. Patrick's church began in 1888, and it was dedicated in 1892. It is listed along with nearby parish facilities on the

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as the St. Patrick Cathedral Complex with the church building, the rectory, and St. Ignatius Academy regarded as

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. The church and academy buildings are each recognized as Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.

History

Starting in 1870, Father Vincent Perrier would visit the Catholics living in Fort Worth twice a year. They met in the Carrico family home. Fort Worth's first Catholic parish was St. Stanislaus. Its church building was a frame structure on Throckmorton Street. In 1879, Father Thomas Loughrey, who by that time had been assigned as the pastor of St. Stanislaus, started a school for boys. Classes were held in the church until 1907, when the frame structure was torn down. The present St. Patrick's church was built to the north of the old St. Stanislaus Church. The cornerstone was laid in 1888, and the church was dedicated in 1892. James J. Kane designed it in the

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style. St. Patrick's was elevated to a co-cathedral in 1953 when

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changed the name of the

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to the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth.

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divided the diocese and created the Diocese of Fort Worth on August 22, 1969. St. Patrick's was retained as the cathedral for the new diocese. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

In popular culture

The interior of the cathedral was filmed for a scene in the 1990 comedy film, '' Problem Child''. File:St. Patrick's Church (20088522).jpg, 1913 postcard of the cathedral File:Saint Patricks Church and Parsonage (20107692).jpg, Undated postcard of the cathedral and rectory File:St. Patrick Cathedral interior - Fort Worth, Texas 01.jpg, View up the nave to the sanctuary File:St. Patrick Cathedral interior - Fort Worth, Texas 12.jpg, View down the nave to the gallery File:St. Patrick Rectory - Fort Worth, Texas.jpg, Rectory File:St. Ignatius Academy - Fort Worth, Texas.jpg, St. Ignatius Academy building File:St. Patrick Cathedral Pastoral Center - Fort Worth, Texas 01.jpg, Pastoral Center

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth Official Site
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History

In popular culture

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