St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Gaylord, Michigan)

St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral
45°2′1″N 84°40′59.99″W / 45.03361°N 84.6833306°W / 45.03361; -84.6833306
Location	606 N. Ohio Ave. Gaylord, Michigan
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	www.stmarycathedral.org
History
Consecrated	1976
Architecture
Style	Modern
Completed	1976
Specifications
Capacity	1,000
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Gaylord
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Steven J. Raica
Rector	Rev. James Bearss

St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, also known simply as St. Mary’s Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral located in Gaylord, Michigan, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Gaylord.

History

The previous St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church was built from 1900-1901.^[1] When Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Gaylord on December 19, 1970,^[2] St. Mary’s became the cathedral for the new diocese.

The first bishop of Gaylord, Edmund Szoka, had the present cathedral built. The cornerstone was laid on July 25, 1975. The new cathedral was dedicated to St. Mary, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on June 25, 1976.^[3] The bell tower and bells were consecrated in July 1977.

Architecture

St. Mary’s Cathedral is an octagon-shaped structure built in the Modern architectural style. A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary outside the south entrance was created by Jim Hopfensperger of Midland, Michigan. It is cast in bronze and was added to the grounds in 1991.^[1] A gathering space provides the entryway into the building. The baptismal font is an octagon shaped pool near the entrance. The altar is created from Vermont granite. Inside the altar are the relics of the evangelists St. Matthew, St. Mark and St. Luke, a piece of St. John's house, and pieces of bone from other saints.^[1] The pipe organ was built by the Gabriel Kney Company of London, Ontario, Canada. The 2,000 plus pipes were manufactured in Gottingen, Germany.^[1] The Blessed Sacrament Chapel contains a sculpture of The Burning Bush by Vera Bartnik of Traverse City, Michigan. The tabernacle is in the shape of a monstrance and has a luna suspended in a sunburst where the Eucharist is reserved. There are four shrine areas in the cathedral dedicated to the Sacred Heart, St. Joseph, Our Lady of Czestochowa and Bishop Frederic Baraga. The stained glass windows portray the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Stations of the Cross are bronze bas reliefs. Four crosses with candles mark the four primary directions where the cathedral walls were consecrated with Sacred Chrism.

See also

• List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States

References

External links

• Official Cathedral Site
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord Official Site

Diocese of Gaylord
Bishops	Edmund Szoka Robert John Rose Patrick R. Cooney Bernard Hebda Steven J. Raica
Churches	Cathedral St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Glen Arbor Shrine Cross in the Woods
Education	High Schools Catholic Central High School, Manistee St. Francis High School, Traverse City St. Mary Cathedral High School, Gaylord St. Mary High School, Lake Leelanau
Priests	Chad Zielinski
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Coordinates: 45°02′01″N 84°41′00″W / 45.03361°N 84.68333°W / 45.03361; -84.68333 (St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gaylord)