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41°24′13″N 81°41′35″W / 41.40361°N 81.69306°W / 41.40361; -81.69306
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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist as seen from Snow Road
41°24′13″N 81°41′35″W / 41.40361°N 81.69306°W / 41.40361; -81.69306
Location1900 Carlton Rd.
Parma, Ohio
Country United States
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Website www.parma.org/cathedral-of-st-john-the-baptist
History
Founded1898
Past bishop(s)Bishop John M. Kurdick
Architecture
Style Byzantine Revival
Completed1960
Administration
Diocese Eparchy of Parma
Clergy
Bishop(s) Robert Mark Pipta
RectorRev. Fr. Michael Hayduk

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is cathedral church of the Eparchy of Parma in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. It is located in Parma, Ohio, United States.

History

Interior

St. John's parish was founded in 1898 with Father Peter Keselak as its first pastor. Divine Services were initially celebrated in St. Joseph's Chapel at East 23rd and Woodland Avenue in Cleveland. [1] A hall was then rented on East 22nd and Woodland. As the congregation continued to grow they purchased a church and parish house at East 22nd and Scovill Avenue (now East 22nd and Tri-C Way) in August 1901. The parish continued to use that facility until the property was bought by the State of Ohio for a new interstate and a new church was built in 1960 on the parish picnic grounds at its current location in Parma. [1] [2] The Eparchy of Parma was established in 1969 and St. John's Church became the cathedral.

In 2021, Bishop Milan Lach merged St. John's parish with Holy Spirit parish in Parma and Dormition of the Mother of God Parish (St. Mary's) in Cleveland. [3] The parish uses the Dormition church building for its seat and its worship site. The eparchy still lists St. John the Baptist as its cathedral. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Learn more About Us". Home.catholicweb.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  2. ^ "Cathedral of St. John the Baptist". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. ^ Most Reverend Milan Lach, S.J. (March 5, 2021). "Decree of Merger of Three Parishes" (PDF). Eparchy of Parma. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  4. ^ "Cathedral of St. John the Baptist". Eparchy of Parma. Retrieved 2021-10-15.

External links

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