Christ Church Cathedral (New Orleans)
Christ Church Cathedral, located today at 2919 St. Charles Avenue, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, was the first non-Roman Catholic church founded in the entire Louisiana Purchase territory. It was founded in 1803 as Christ's Church by the Protestant inhabitants of New Orleans, and is today the official seat of the Bishop of Louisiana, in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana.
| Christ Church Cathedral | |
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Christ Church Cathedral building on St. Charles Avenue in 2008 | |
Christ Church Cathedral | |
| 29°55′49″N 90°5′16″W | |
| Location | New Orleans |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 10 June 1886 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Cathedral |
| Architect(s) | Lawrence B. Valk |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Morris King Thompson |
| Dean | David Allard duPlantier |
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