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The Basilica of Saint John the Baptist is a
The Basilica houses a seventy-nine rank pipe organ built by Kegg Pipe Organ Builders of Hartville, Ohio. The specifications can be obtained here.
Fr Ronald M. Klingler served as pastor/rector for thirty years until his retirement on August 1, 2017. Fr John E. Sheridan was appointed the second rector of the basilica on August 1, 2017.
Catholic
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church in Canton, Ohio
Canton () is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, eighth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 70,872 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Canton–Massillo ...
, United States.
History
The building was designed by American architectJames Renwick Jr.
James Renwick Jr. (November 11, 1818 – June 23, 1895) was an American architect known for designing churches and museums. He designed the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., and St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan), St. Patric ...
(1818–1895). Construction was completed in 1871, and the church was dedicated in 1872.
Saint John the Baptist was elevated to a minor basilica
Basilicas are Catholic church buildings that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the Pope. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectura ...
on June 19, 2012. Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown was the celebrant, assisted by his vicar general, Fr Robert Siffrin.
The pSt John the Baptist is the "oldest Catholic parish in northeastern Ohio", having been established in 1823.
The Basilica houses a seventy-nine rank pipe organ built by Kegg Pipe Organ Builders of Hartville, Ohio. The specifications can be obtained here.
Fr Ronald M. Klingler served as pastor/rector for thirty years until his retirement on August 1, 2017. Fr John E. Sheridan was appointed the second rector of the basilica on August 1, 2017.
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