The Cathedral of St. Paul is an
Episcopal cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations ...
in
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...
, United States. It is the seat of the
Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania. St. Paul's Church was founded on St. Patrick's Day in 1827.
The church became the cathedral for the Diocese of Erie on February 21, 1915.
The diocese changed its name to Northwestern Pennsylvania in 1981.
See also
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List of the Episcopal cathedrals of the United States
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List of cathedrals in the United States
This is a list of cathedrals in the United States, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in Episcopal polity, episcopal Christian groups, such as Catholic Church, Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy and ...
References
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Religious organizations established in 1827
19th-century Episcopal church buildings
Gothic Revival church buildings in Pennsylvania
Episcopal churches in Pennsylvania
Paul, Erie
Churches in Erie, Pennsylvania
Churches in Erie County, Pennsylvania
1827 establishments in Pennsylvania