Christ Church Cathedral (New Orleans)

Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral building on St. Charles Avenue in 2008
Christ Church Cathedral
29°55′49″N 90°5′16″W / 29.93028°N 90.08778°W / 29.93028; -90.08778
LocationNew Orleans
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal Church
Websitewww.cccnola.org
History
StatusActive
Founded10 June 1803 (1803-06-10)
Architecture
Functional statusCathedral
Architect(s)Lawrence B. Valk
StyleNeo-Gothic
Years built1886
Administration
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of Louisiana
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Rt. Rev. Shannon Rogers Duckworth
DeanThe Very Rev. David Allard duPlantier

Christ Church Cathedral, located today at 2919 St. Charles Avenue, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, was the first non-Roman Catholic church founded in the entire Louisiana Purchase territory. It was founded in 1803 as Christ's Church by the Protestant inhabitants of New Orleans, and is today the official seat of the Bishop of Louisiana, in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana.