Holy Name Cathedral (Chicago)

Holy Name Cathedral
View from State Street
Location	730 North Wabash Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	holynamecathedral.org
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1843 (parish)
Dedicated	November 21, 1875 by Bishop Thomas Foley
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	NRHP
Designated	2000
Architect(s)	Patrick Keely et al.
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	July 19, 1874
Administration
Province	Chicago
Archdiocese	Chicago
Parish	Holy Name
Clergy
Archbishop	Cardinal Blase J. Cupich
Rector	Very. Rev. Gregory Sakowicz
Laity
Director of music	David C. Jonies
Holy Name Cathedral
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	735 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°53′45″N 87°37′39″W / 41.89587°N 87.62755°W / 41.89587; -87.62755
Built	1874
Architect	Patrick Keely; Henry Schlacks; Charles Murphy; Joseph McCarthy
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	00000477 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 25, 2000

Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago is the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, one of the largest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States. The current Archbishop of Chicago is Cardinal Blase J. Cupich. Dedicated on November 21, 1875, Holy Name Cathedral replaced the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of the Holy Name, which were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. A cornerstone inscription still bears faint indications of bullet marks from the murder of North Side Gang member Hymie Weiss, who was killed in front of the church (at the edge of the street, roughly a foot or two south of where the cornerstone is) on October 11, 1926.^[2]

During renovations, a fire in 2009 caused major damage to the roof and interior of the church.^[3] The damage was repaired and the cathedral reopened later that year.