St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral is an

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church located in

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. It is the

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in the Diocese of Bethlehem. The

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serves as the primary cathedral of the diocese. St. Stephen's Church began in 1817. The present church building is the fifth one for the parish. It was completed in 1897 and consecrated in 1899.

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architect Charles M. Burns designed the church in the

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style.

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