473:
485:
497:
34:
48:
509:
76:
782:
83:
55:
902:
665:
449:
The parish was designated
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral with the establishment of the Diocese of Greensburg on March 10, 1951, at which time the Benedictines relinquished pastoral responsibility. Maria Celli of the architectural firm Celli-Flynn & Associates redesigned the interior in 1971 to
1315:
1305:
1320:
932:
669:
458:
in the 1980s. From 2010 to 2011 the interior of the cathedral was restored. Celli-Flynn
Brennan Architects and Planners of Pittsburgh served as the architects, the designs were provided by
430:. The square tower above the crossing at the nave rises to a height of 125 feet (38 m). The massive appearance of the church building is typical of those found in Northern Europe. The
1310:
821:
105:
816:
708:
47:
75:
388:
343:
1300:
1285:
1265:
1295:
1275:
939:
701:
472:
811:
525:
484:
1290:
1011:
694:
1270:
1192:
1049:
496:
403:
was begun for the parish church. It was replaced in 1846 by a brick structure. The parish was placed under the supervision of the
1075:
860:
530:
324:
1059:
1244:
1182:
717:
555:
376:
990:
836:
1280:
1021:
925:
645:
1080:
33:
508:
1229:
985:
399:
This is the third church at this location. The parish was founded in 1789 as Most Holy
Sacrament. That year, a
459:
1085:
637:
855:
415:
234:
1161:
831:
1156:
633:
422:
architectural firm of Comes, Perry and McMullen. It was dedicated in May 1928, and is constructed of
606:
1107:
967:
948:
380:
142:
972:
408:
404:
305:
826:
751:
451:
159:
1112:
1054:
771:
582:
560:
384:
328:
280:
164:
1187:
435:
431:
8:
881:
229:
1234:
962:
906:
876:
781:
741:
686:
347:
1213:
1044:
756:
641:
427:
263:
254:
1208:
886:
746:
1151:
761:
298:
1129:
82:
54:
1259:
1006:
463:
372:
152:
120:
107:
676:
627:
175:
980:
736:
578:
466:, and Volpatt Construction Corp. of Pittsburgh was the general contractor.
90:
Blessed
Sacrament Cathedral (Greensburg, Pennsylvania) (the United States)
1316:
National
Register of Historic Places in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
1016:
419:
917:
681:
423:
400:
259:
219:
195:
1306:
Churches on the
National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
901:
1321:
20th-century Roman
Catholic church buildings in the United States
550:
455:
443:
275:
1238:
664:
439:
292:
199:
630:
Buildings of
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
1135:
1311:
628:
Lu
Donnelly; H. David Brumble IV; Franklin Toker (2010).
716:
1193:
World Conference Center for The Church of Jesus Christ
670:
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
450:
conform to liturgical changes that resulted from the
861:
Greensburg Central Catholic High School, Greensburg
817:Church of the Immaculate Conception, Connellsville
682:Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg Official Site
1257:
526:List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States
1301:Gothic Revival church buildings in Pennsylvania
16:Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States
1286:Churches in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
1012:Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
933:
702:
576:
1266:Religious organizations established in 1789
940:
926:
856:Geibel Catholic High School, Connellsville
709:
695:
414:The present church was constructed in the
1296:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Pennsylvania
1276:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1928
1113:Independence Health Westmoreland Hospital
1050:Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
827:Mount Saint Peter Church, New Kensington
1076:Greensburg Central Catholic High School
802:Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg
572:
570:
531:List of cathedrals in the United States
1258:
1060:University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
947:
601:
599:
551:"National Register Information System"
1245:Westmoreland County Transit Authority
921:
832:St. Mary (Nativity) Church, Uniontown
690:
21:Church in Pennsylvania, United States
1291:Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
1183:Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
719:Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
567:
556:National Register of Historic Places
377:Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
1271:1789 establishments in Pennsylvania
1108:AHN Hempfield Neighborhood Hospital
991:Westmoreland Museum of American Art
621:
596:
543:
13:
780:
14:
1332:
822:St. Patrick's Church, Cowansville
658:
383:. In 1999, it was included as a
1081:Greensburg Salem School District
900:
837:St. Gertrude Church, Vandergrift
663:
579:"Academy Hill Historic District"
507:
495:
483:
471:
454:. The same firm redesigned the
81:
74:
53:
46:
32:
812:St. Peter's Church, Brownsville
1230:Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
986:Westmoreland County Courthouse
418:style. It was designed by the
389:Academy Hill Historic District
344:Academy Hill Historic District
1:
609:. Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
536:
460:EverGreene Architectural Arts
93:Show map of the United States
1086:Greensburg Salem High School
638:University of Virginia Press
7:
1178:Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
519:
369:Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
27:Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
10:
1337:
1007:Independence Health System
394:
178:.blessedsacramentcathedral
1222:
1201:
1170:
1144:
1121:
1100:
1068:
1037:
1030:
999:
955:
895:
869:
845:
791:
778:
726:
362:
354:
339:
335:
322:
318:
314:
310:Msgr. Raymond E. Riffle
304:
291:
286:
274:
269:
253:
248:
240:
228:
224:Comes, Perry and McMullen
218:
213:
205:
191:
186:
170:
158:
148:
136:
102:
40:
31:
26:
1281:Greensburg, Pennsylvania
1235:Greensburg Train Station
963:Greensburg Train Station
381:Greensburg, Pennsylvania
143:Greensburg, Pennsylvania
65:Show map of Pennsylvania
62:Location in Pennsylvania
973:Live! Casino Pittsburgh
677:Official Cathedral Site
409:Saint Vincent Archabbey
405:Order of Saint Benedict
907:Catholicism portal
785:
452:Second Vatican Council
325:U.S. Historic district
1145:Recreation and sports
1055:Seton Hill University
968:Historic Hanna's Town
784:
672:at Wikimedia Commons
583:National Park Service
561:National Park Service
436:Franz Mayer & Co.
432:stained glass windows
385:contributing property
329:Contributing property
165:Roman Catholic Church
1188:Saint Emma Monastery
1000:Business and economy
640:. pp. 216–217.
1162:Seton Hill Griffins
1022:Westmoreland County
882:Lawrence T. Persico
121:40.3065°N 79.5462°W
117: /
977:The Palace Theatre
949:City of Greensburg
877:Giuseppe De Andrea
786:
772:Norbert F. Gaughan
752:Lawrence E. Brandt
742:William G. Connare
478:Cathedral interior
1253:
1252:
1214:Westmoreland Mall
1096:
1095:
1045:Carlow University
915:
914:
757:Edward C. Malesic
668:Media related to
577:Jan Orris, Ph.D.
428:Indiana limestone
366:
365:
264:Indiana Limestone
126:40.3065; -79.5462
1328:
1209:Greengate Centre
1035:
1034:
942:
935:
928:
919:
918:
905:
904:
887:Cyril John Vogel
768:Auxiliary bishop
747:Anthony G. Bosco
720:
711:
704:
697:
688:
687:
667:
652:
651:
625:
619:
618:
616:
614:
603:
594:
593:
591:
589:
574:
565:
564:
547:
511:
499:
487:
475:
434:were created by
182:
179:
177:
132:
131:
129:
128:
127:
122:
118:
115:
114:
113:
110:
94:
85:
84:
78:
66:
57:
56:
50:
36:
24:
23:
1336:
1335:
1331:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1326:
1325:
1256:
1255:
1254:
1249:
1218:
1197:
1166:
1152:Five Star Trail
1140:
1117:
1092:
1064:
1026:
1017:West Penn Power
995:
951:
946:
916:
911:
899:
891:
865:
841:
787:
776:
762:Larry J. Kulick
722:
718:
715:
661:
656:
655:
648:
634:Charlottesville
626:
622:
612:
610:
605:
604:
597:
587:
585:
575:
568:
563:. July 9, 2010.
549:
548:
544:
539:
522:
515:
514:Aquinas Academy
512:
503:
500:
491:
488:
479:
476:
397:
331:
327:
299:Larry J. Kulick
262:
174:
141:
140:300 N. Main St.
125:
123:
119:
116:
111:
108:
106:
104:
103:
98:
97:
96:
95:
92:
91:
88:
87:
86:
69:
68:
67:
64:
63:
60:
59:
58:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1334:
1324:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1251:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1232:
1226:
1224:
1223:Transportation
1220:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1211:
1205:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1196:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1148:
1146:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1138:
1133:
1130:Tribune-Review
1125:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1110:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1089:
1088:
1078:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1041:
1039:
1032:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1003:
1001:
997:
996:
994:
993:
988:
983:
978:
975:
970:
965:
959:
957:
953:
952:
945:
944:
937:
930:
922:
913:
912:
910:
909:
896:
893:
892:
890:
889:
884:
879:
873:
871:
867:
866:
864:
863:
858:
853:
849:
847:
843:
842:
840:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
805:
804:
799:
795:
793:
789:
788:
779:
777:
775:
774:
769:
765:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
730:
728:
724:
723:
714:
713:
706:
699:
691:
685:
684:
679:
660:
659:External links
657:
654:
653:
646:
620:
595:
566:
541:
540:
538:
535:
534:
533:
528:
521:
518:
517:
516:
513:
506:
504:
501:
494:
492:
489:
482:
480:
477:
470:
416:English Gothic
411:at that time.
396:
393:
364:
363:
360:
359:
358:April 29, 1999
356:
352:
351:
341:
337:
336:
333:
332:
323:
320:
319:
316:
315:
312:
311:
308:
302:
301:
295:
289:
288:
284:
283:
278:
272:
271:
270:Administration
267:
266:
257:
251:
250:
249:Specifications
246:
245:
242:
238:
237:
235:Gothic Revival
232:
226:
225:
222:
216:
215:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
193:
189:
188:
184:
183:
172:
168:
167:
162:
156:
155:
150:
146:
145:
138:
134:
133:
100:
99:
89:
80:
79:
73:
72:
71:
70:
61:
52:
51:
45:
44:
43:
42:
41:
38:
37:
29:
28:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1333:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1263:
1261:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1221:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1200:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1143:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1131:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1120:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1099:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1067:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1036:
1033:
1029:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1002:
998:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
960:
958:
954:
950:
943:
938:
936:
931:
929:
924:
923:
920:
908:
903:
898:
897:
894:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
874:
872:
868:
862:
859:
857:
854:
851:
850:
848:
844:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
807:
806:
803:
800:
797:
796:
794:
790:
783:
773:
770:
767:
766:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
732:
731:
729:
725:
721:
712:
707:
705:
700:
698:
693:
692:
689:
683:
680:
678:
675:
674:
673:
671:
666:
649:
647:9780813928234
643:
639:
635:
631:
624:
608:
602:
600:
584:
580:
573:
571:
562:
558:
557:
552:
546:
542:
532:
529:
527:
524:
523:
510:
505:
498:
493:
490:Presbyterium
486:
481:
474:
469:
468:
467:
465:
464:New York City
461:
457:
453:
447:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
412:
410:
406:
402:
392:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
373:mother church
370:
361:
357:
355:Added to NRHP
353:
349:
345:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
321:
317:
313:
309:
307:
303:
300:
296:
294:
290:
285:
282:
279:
277:
273:
268:
265:
261:
258:
256:
252:
247:
243:
239:
236:
233:
231:
227:
223:
221:
217:
212:
208:
204:
201:
197:
194:
190:
185:
181:
173:
169:
166:
163:
161:
157:
154:
153:United States
151:
147:
144:
139:
135:
130:
101:
77:
49:
39:
35:
30:
25:
19:
1177:
1157:Offutt Field
1128:
981:Stage Right!
852:High schools
801:
737:Hugh L. Lamb
662:
629:
623:
611:. Retrieved
586:. Retrieved
554:
545:
448:
413:
398:
368:
367:
220:Architect(s)
214:Architecture
160:Denomination
18:
956:Attractions
613:October 22,
588:December 5,
124: /
1260:Categories
727:Ordinaries
537:References
420:Pittsburgh
348:ID99000516
297:Most Rev.
281:Greensburg
112:79°32′46″W
109:40°18′23″N
1031:Education
846:Education
798:Cathedral
607:"History"
424:sandstone
401:log cabin
293:Bishop(s)
260:Sandstone
255:Materials
241:Completed
196:Cathedral
1241:service)
1202:Shopping
1171:Religion
808:Parishes
792:Churches
520:See also
137:Location
870:Priests
733:Bishops
502:Rectory
456:rectory
444:Germany
395:History
387:in the
375:of the
371:is the
340:Part of
276:Diocese
206:Founded
187:History
171:Website
149:Country
1239:Amtrak
1101:Health
1038:Higher
644:
440:Munich
306:Rector
287:Clergy
200:Parish
192:Status
1122:Media
407:from
230:Style
1136:WHJB
1069:K–12
642:ISBN
615:2017
590:2017
426:and
244:1928
209:1789
180:.org
462:of
438:of
379:in
176:www
1262::
636::
632:.
598:^
581:.
569:^
559:.
553:.
446:.
442:,
391:.
1237:(
941:e
934:t
927:v
710:e
703:t
696:v
650:.
617:.
592:.
350:)
346:(
198:/
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
