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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a
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in
Crookston, Minnesota Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County. The population was 7,482 at the 2020 census. It is part of the " Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". Crookst ...
,
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. It is the seat of the Diocese of Crookston.


1990 cathedral

The present Cathedral was dedicated September 25, 1990 and is designed in the
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. Prominent within the cathedral is the magnificent organ which is Opus 2132 of the
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. It is a two-manual, 31-rank instrument that contains approximately 1789 pipes. The cathedral's west bell tower features a shrine to the Holy Family. The Blessed Sacrament Chapel located in the southwest corner of the church, houses the cathedral's Tabernacle, as well as the cathedral's reliquary, and shrine to Our Lady of Guadeloupe. File:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception interior - Crookston, Minnesota 01.jpg, View up the nave toward the chancel File:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception interior - Crookston, Minnesota 06.jpg, Pipe organ File:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception interior - Crookston, Minnesota 05.jpg, Cathedra (bishop's seat)


1912 cathedral

It replaced the previous cathedral of the same name which had been built in 1912 at the intersection of North Ash Street and Second Avenue. The earlier Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is unusual for having three
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s on its
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facade, whereas most Neo-Gothic churches have one or two. Local architect Bert Keck designed the church. His design included two balconies, on the north and the south side of the church, for
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al choir responses. It also has a large choir balcony in the rear of the church for the choir and organ. Bishop Timothy J. Corbett, the first bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Crookston, organized the construction of the cathedral. The structure was added to the
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on October 1, 1989. After the Diocese dedicated the new cathedral, it transferred ownership of the former structure to a homeless shelter which used the rectory for additional space. The shelter removed the
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windows from the sanctuary and gave some to parish members, with the rest sold to provide funding for its programs. In 2001, a
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caused severe damage to the remaining stained glass, causing air and rain to leak into the building. The flat roofs of the sacristies were failing at the time of transfer and subsequently caused a lot of damage. The North Sacristy has been completely gutted, and the rest of the clean-up is scheduled for 2018 when doors can be opened again. The Prairie Skyline Foundation has drafted plans to restore the cathedral and turn it into a Community Center with arts activities and performing art space.


See also

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References


External links


Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception websiteRoman Catholic Diocese of Crookston website
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston, state=collapsed Immaculate Conception, Crookston Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston Crookston, Minnesota Buildings and structures in Polk County, Minnesota Modernist architecture in Minnesota Roman Catholic churches completed in 1990 Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Gothic Revival church buildings in Minnesota 1912 establishments in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Minnesota 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States