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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of St. Joseph it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. It is a contributing property in the Quality Hill neighborhood, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ==History== The Rev. Benedict Roux arrived in Kansas City in 1833. Two years later he built a church out of logs at Eleventh and Broadway that was named St. John Francis Regis. From 1845 to 1880 the parish was served by the Rev. Bernard Donnelly who was a circuit-riding priest. He had a brick church built in 1857 that was named Immaculate Conception. The Diocese of Kansas City was established by Pope Leo XIII in 1880. Immaculate Conception was chosen as the cathedral for the new diocese by Bishop John Joseph Hogan. He laid the cornerstone for the present cathedral in 1882. While the interior of the building was not completed and temporary windows had to be put in, the first Mass in the church was held on Trinity Sunday in 1883. The Cathedral was built on the highest ground of the city and at 250 feet (76.2 m) it was the tallest structure in Kansas City at the time.〔 Tickets were sold to people to climb the steps in the tower to see the view. A carillon of eleven bells was placed in the tower in 1895. The bells are named after the following saints: St. Anna, St. Bernard, St. Catherine, St. Cecilia, St. Edward, St. Elizabeth, St. Helen, St. John, St. Mary and St. Thomas. The largest bell, St. Thomas, is rung more than the others.〔 From 1903 to 1945 the Cathedral ran St. Christopher's Inn, which was located on Main Street. St. Christopher's Inn was a Single Room Occupancy facility for homeless men. The stained glass windows, which were created by local artisans at the Kansas City Stained Glass Works Company, were installed in 1912. The windows depict various Biblical scenes and the life of Christ. A major renovation of the cathedral’s interior was completed in 1955 during the episcopacy of Bishop Edwin V. O’Hara. On August 29, 1956 Pope Pius XII merged the western part of the Diocese of St. Joseph with the northern part of Diocese of Kansas City to form the Diocese of Kansas City- St. Joseph.〔 The rest of what was the Kansas City Diocese became part of the newly established Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau. The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has two Cathedrals, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Cathedral of St. Joseph. They are Co-Cathedrals. The copper dome on the cathedral tower started to deteriorate. It was replaced by a new dome, cupola and cross covered in 23-carat gold leaf in an effort led by Bishop John Cody in 1960. A diocesan capital campaign, Gift of Faith, provided the necessary funds for another major renovation and restoration of the cathedral. Bishop Raymond J. Boland dedicated the renewed cathedral on February 23, 2003. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Kansas City, Missouri)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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