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26: 338: 87: 563: 277:, located north of the present cathedral, was erected in 1917 to commemorate the church's centennial anniversary, and provides a setting for smaller worship services and concerts as well as a still space for individual prayer and meditation. It may have been designed by prominent Cincinnati architect 288:. Although it incorporates features such as the stained glass windows from the original church erected in 1835, the building is in stark contrast to the older buildings in the cathedral complex. It was extensively remodeled in the 1980s and then again in the 1990s. 303:. The following year, the largest renovation project in the history of Christ Church began, involving the church and the entire church complex, and the cathedral was rededicated in 1998. 390: 109: 270:-style Parish House was built in 1907, which today provides office space, rooms for classes and meetings, a gymnasium, the cathedral library and the cathedral shop. 285: 365: 567: 607: 356:
from 1992 to 2005. That same year, a Richard, Fowkes & Co. Opus 24 organ was installed in the cathedral at the back of the cathedral's sanctuary.
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In 1835, the church moved to its present location at 318 East Fourth Street. The red-brick structure of 1835 was modeled after the old Stepney church
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In 2021, the Very Reverend Owen C. Thompson became the first African American dean of the cathedral. Rev. Thompson is the son of
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Pathways to Grace and Healing: The History of Cincinnati’s Christ Church and Its Journey Toward Social Justice. Crown Publishing
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There are three written histories that tell the story of Christ Church from different perspectives and time periods. They are:
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The 1835 building, deemed unsafe, was replaced in 1957 with the current building, designed in a bold modern style by
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Pathways to Grace and Healing: The History of Cincinnati’s Christ Church and Its Journey Toward Social Justice
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John N. Norton, Life of Bishop Chase p. 35 (New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 1857)
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Christ Church continues its history of service to the community that extends back two centuries.
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Christ Church was founded in 1817 by then missionary Rev. (future Bishop and Presiding Bishop)
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of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio, succeeding the former
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The Parish House with the nave partially visible to the left.
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A Centennial History of Christ Church, Cincinnati, 1817-1917
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A Centennial History of Christ Church, Cincinnati, 1817-1917
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Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors
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List of the Episcopal cathedrals of the United States
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Affiliation
Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
United States
Cincinnati, Ohio
USA
Geographic coordinates
39°06′03″N 84°30′27″W / 39.100922°N 84.507448°W / 39.100922; -84.507448
Architect(s)
Cathedral
Style
Gothic Revival
Modern
Materials
www.cincinnaticathedral.com
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
United States
Philander Chase
Cincinnati
William Henry Harrison
Daniel Drake
Ohio
St. Dunstan's
Gothic Revival
Frederick W. Garber
David Briggs Maxfield
Palm Sunday
cathedral
St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral, Cincinnati

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