Cathedral of St. John Berchmans (Shreveport, Louisiana)

Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans
Location in Louisiana
32°29′52″N 93°45′01″W / 32.4977°N 93.7503°W / 32.4977; -93.7503
Location939 Jordan St.
Shreveport, Louisiana
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Websitewww.sjbcathedral.org
History
Founded1902
ConsecratedJanuary 16, 1929
Past bishop(s)William Benedict Friend
Michael Duca
Architecture
StyleTudor revival, Gothic revival
GroundbreakingJuly 31, 1927
Completed1928
Specifications
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Shreveport
Clergy
Bishop(s)Francis Ignatius Malone
RectorVery Rev. Peter B. Mangum
Vicar(s)Rev. Monsignor J. Carson Lacaze
Deacon(s)John Basco

The Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport, in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. It is one of only eight parish churches in the world dedicated to the Jesuit Saint John Berchmans. In 2016, the cathedral acquired relics of the heart of St. John Berchmans from the Jesuit order in Belgium, displayed in a reliquary near the main altar.