Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral

Our Lady of the Annunciation
Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral
42°17′51.03″N 71°8′3.7″W / 42.2975083°N 71.134361°W / 42.2975083; -71.134361
LocationWest Roxbury, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
DenominationMelkite Greek Catholic Church
Websitewww.bostonmelkite.org
History
StatusCathedral/Parish
Founded1908 (parish)
DedicationAnnunciation
DedicatedApril 24, 1966
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Lawrence J. Cuneo
Years built1964-1966
Administration
DioceseEparchy of Newton
Clergy
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Francois Beyrouti
RectorRt. Rev. Philip Raczka

Our Lady of the Annunciation Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, is a modern cathedral inspired by Byzantine architecture. It is the principal church of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton, which encompasses the entire United States, the seat of its hierarch, currently Bishop Francois Beyrouti, and the parish church of the Melkite Greek Catholic community in Greater Boston. Its present structure and its status as a cathedral date to 1966; previous to that, Our Lady of the Annunciation Melkite Catholic Church was a parish church in the South End of Boston.