Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar

Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar
The Cathedral
Basic information
Location	Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Geographic coordinates	32°46′35″N 79°56′4″W / 32.77639°N 79.93444°W / 32.77639; -79.93444Coordinates: 32°46′35″N 79°56′4″W / 32.77639°N 79.93444°W / 32.77639; -79.93444
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Diocese of Charleston
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Patrick C. Keely
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1854
Construction cost	$103,000
Specifications
Direction of façade	South
Capacity	1,200
Length	156 ft (48 m)
Width	72 ft (22 m)
Width (nave)	72 ft (22 m)
Height (max)	216 ft (66 m)
Spire(s)	1
Spire height	216 ft (66 m)

The Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar was the first Roman Catholic cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina. Begun in 1850 and consecrated on April 6, 1854, it was destroyed on December 11, 1861, in a fire that ravaged much of Charleston. A new cathedral—the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, built on the same site-was started on in 1890. It opened in 1907 and was completed in 2010.

Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar after the Great Fire of 1861

External links

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Diocese of Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston

Education	High Schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville

Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore

Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany

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