St. Mary Cathedral (Lansing, Michigan)

St. Mary Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
42°44′8″N 84°33′22″W / 42.73556°N 84.55611°W / 42.73556; -84.55611
Location229 Seymour Street Lansing, Michigan
CountryUnited States
Language(s)English (1913-current)
Polish (parish hall, August 1916-September 1921)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitestmarylansing.org
History
StatusActive
Founder(s)Fr. Lafayette Isadore Brancheau
DedicationImmaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
DedicatedDecember 8, 1913
ConsecratedDecember 8, 1913 (December 8, 1913)
Relics heldSaint Lawrence the Deacon, Saint Dominic, Saint Barbara
EventsCornerstone laid: July 4, 1911 (Bishop Edward D. Kelly)
Past bishop(s)Fr. Lafayette Isadore Brancheau (December 1913-November 1915)
Rev. Msgr. John W. O'Rafferty (1915-1940)
Diocese of Lansing:
M. Rev. Joseph H. Albers (1937-1964)
Architecture
Architect(s)Edwyn A. Bowd
Architectural typeCathedral
StyleNorman Architecture-Gothic Architecture
Years built1910-1913
Groundbreaking1910 (1910)
CompletedDecember 8, 1913
Construction cost$135,000
Specifications
Capacity1,400 (1913)
Nave length108 ft (33 m)
Nave width63 ft (19 m)
Nave height50 ft (15 m)
Number of floors1 nave
2 transept wings
4 bell tower
Number of towers2
Tenor bell weight
St. Mary Cathedral
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.90001716
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1990
Administration
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit (1913-1937)
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Lansing (1913-current)
ParishLansing Parish (to 1937)

St. Mary Cathedral is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Lansing, Michigan one block north of the Michigan State Capitol. It is the seat of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing.