St. Nicholas Cathedral (Chicago)
| St. Nicholas Cathedral | |
|---|---|
Byzantine Revival | |
| Completed | 1915 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Length | 155 feet (47 m) |
| Width | 55 feet (17 m) |
| Number of domes | 13 |
| Dome height (outer) | 112 feet (34 m) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Eparchy of St. Nicholas of Chicago |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. BENEDICT (Aleksiychuk) |
| Rector | Very Rev. Bohdan Nalysnyk |
St. Nicholas Cathedral is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic cathedral located in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It houses the seat for the Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago.
History
In the late 1890s immigrants from western and Carpathian Ukraine begin to arrive on Chicago's north side. Planning for the establishment of St. Nicholas Parish began in 1905 by a small group of Ukrainian laborers. The parish was established the following year[1] on January 28. By then they had raised enough money to buy their first church from a Danish Protestant congregation at Bishop and Superior streets. The property at Oakley Boulevard and Rice Street was purchased in 1913 and the present church was completed in 1915.[2] Property on Higgins Road was purchased for a cemetery in 1925 for $10,000.00.[3]
The parish school was built in 1936. As more immigrants settled in the neighborhood after World War II and the congregation grew, the school was expanded in 1954. The Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago was established on July 14, 1961[4] and St. Nicholas was elevated as the cathedral. From 1974 to 1977 the cathedral's interior was renovated by iconographer Boris Makarenko. The Divine Liturgy is celebrated in both Ukrainian and English.[citation needed]
Architecture
The church was designed by the Chicago architectural firm of
See also
References
- ^ "St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d "Our Church". St. Nicholas Cathedral. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Our Cemetery". St. Nicholas Cathedral. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Ukrainian Diocese of Saint Nicholas of Chicago". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-01-09.