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St. Matthew's Cathedral (other)
St. Matthew's Cathedral, or variations on the name, may refer to: Canada *St. Matthew's Anglican Cathedral, Brandon, Manitoba *St. Matthew's Cathedral (Timmins), Ontario Chile * St. Matthew's Cathedral, Osorno Sudan * St. Matthew's Cathedral, Khartoum United States

*Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle (Washington, D.C.) *St. Matthew's Cathedral (South Bend, Indiana) *Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew (Dallas) *St. Matthew's Cathedral (Laramie, Wyoming) {{disambiguation, church ...
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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 with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area u ...
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Cathedral Church Of Saint Matthew (Dallas)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, known simply as St. Matthew's Cathedral, is an Episcopal cathedral church located at 5100 Ross Avenue in Dallas, Texas, in the United States. The cathedral is the official seat of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas and is sometimes called the mother church of the diocese. It is listed by the Texas Historical Commission as a historic landmark. History St. Matthew's Church was the third church formed in the city of Dallas. The Reverend George Rottenstein officiated the first Episcopal church service in Dallas, May 25, 1856, on the second floor of a general store. At the time, Dallas was a town of about 400 people. The small congregation grew, and Rottenstein submitted articles of association to the Episcopal Church for the creation of the Episcopal Church of Saint Matthew to be effective September 21, 1857. The articles were ratified at the General Convention. On July 8, 1860, a fire consumed most of the businesses on the town ...
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