St. John's Cathedral (Lafayette, Louisiana)

St. John's Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral
	Front façade
Location	914 St. John Street; Lafayette, Louisiana
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.saintjohncathedral.org
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedicated	June 27, 1916
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Romanesque Revival
Specifications
Number of towers	1
Administration
Province	New Orleans
Diocese	Lafayette (Louisiana)
Clergy
Bishop(s)	J. Douglas Deshotel
Rector	Rev. Chester Arceneaux
Vicar(s)	Fr. Patrick Broussrd
Priest(s)	Rev. Msgr. Richard Mouton; Rev. Cyprian Eze
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Mr. Thomas Niel
	St. John's Cathedral & La Cathédrale St-Jean
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	St. John St., Lafayette, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°13′21″N 92°1′26″W / 30.22250°N 92.02389°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916
Architect	Cousin
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	79001067
Added to NRHP	July 27, 1979

The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist or La Cathédrale St-Jean, originally called l'Église St-Jean du Vermilion, is the cathedral and mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette. It was the first parish in Lafayette Parish, founded in 1821, and was made cathedral upon the erection of the diocese in 1918.

The historic church, located at 515 Cathedral Street in downtown Lafayette, is the third structure built on the site. The land was donated in 1821 by Jean Mouton, a wealthy planter who had founded the town as Vermilionville.^[4] It was completed in 1916 in the Dutch Romanesque Revival style, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[3] A large red and white brick structure, its notable features include stained glass produced in Munich depicting the life of the patron, oil paintings of Christ and the Apostles, and a Casavant Frères organ.

St. John's Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette.^[5] Notable burials include Jean Mouton, who donated the property for the church; his son Alexandre Mouton, a U.S. senator and governor of Louisiana; his grandson Alfred Mouton, a Confederate general in the American Civil War; and Jefferson Caffery, a distinguished U.S. diplomat who was a Lafayette native.

References

^ "Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist celebrates 100 year dedication". KLFY-TV. June 27, 2016.
^ "Parish Staff". saintjohncathedral.org.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Cathedral of Saint John".
^ "Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist". Saintjohncathedral.org. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

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[1] "Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist celebrates 100 year dedication". KLFY-TV. June 27, 2016.

[2] "Parish Staff". saintjohncathedral.org.

[nris-3] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[lshm-4] Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Cathedral of Saint John".

[ourchurch-5] "Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist". Saintjohncathedral.org. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

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