Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus (Joliet, Illinois)

Church in Illinois, United States

Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus
St. Raymond Cathedral in 2015
Location in Illinois
41°32′07″N 88°06′03″W / 41.53528830°N 88.10095010°W / 41.53528830; -88.10095010
Location	604 N. Raynor Ave. Joliet, Illinois
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	www.straymond.net
History
Status	Cathedral/parish
Founded	1917
Dedication	Raymond Nonnatus
Architecture
Style	Classical Revival
Completed	1955
Construction cost	$2.4 million
Specifications
Number of spires	One
Spire height	190 feet (58 m)
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Joliet in Illinois
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Ronald Aldon Hicks, Most Rev. Dennis E. Spies
Rector	Rev. William G. Dewan

Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus is a Catholic cathedral in Joliet, Illinois, United States. It is the seat and a parish of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.

History

St. Raymond Parish

As the city of Joliet expanded in the early 20th century, Archbishop George Mundelein of Chicago established St. Raymond Parish on June 28, 1917. The following day the Rev. Francis Scanlan, who was an assistant pastor at Holy Cross Parish in Chicago, was assigned as St. Raymond's first pastor. Initially, mass was celebrated for the parish at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate on Plainfield Road. Father Scanlan resided in the rectory of St. Patrick's Church in Joliet.

Ground was broken for a new church in November 1917 and the first Mass was celebrated in the new church on December 8, 1918. St. Raymond School opened in September 1918 with an enrollment of 178. The Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate formed the faculty. The school expanded quickly and the school building had to be enlarged several times over the next several decades.

Cathedral of St. Raymond

The Diocese of Joliet was established by Pope Pius XII on December 11, 1948. St. Raymond's was chosen to be the diocese's cathedral. It was decided that the church was not adequate for cathedral functions, so plans were made for a new cathedral church. Construction began in 1952 and the present cathedral was completed in 1955 for $2.4 million. The first mass in the new cathedral was celebrated by Bishop Martin McNamara on December 8, 1954. The marble altar and ambo were installed for the diocese's silver jubilee in 1973.

The Rev. Roger Kaffer, a native of the parish, briefly served as the cathedral rector in 1985. On April 25 of that year Pope John Paul II appointed Father Kaffer as auxiliary bishop of Joliet. His Episcopal ordination took place in the cathedral on June 26, 1985.

An extensive renovation of the cathedral took place during the pastorate of the Rev. Stanley Orlikiewicz. The altar was repositioned closer to the congregation and the baptismal font was moved into the nave of the church.

Pastors/rectors

The following priests have served as pastors of St. Raymond's parish and after 1948 as the cathedral rector:

Rev. Francis Scanlan (1917–1941)
Msgr. Edwin V. Hoover (1941–1969)
Rev. Thomas O’Keefe (1969–1985)
Rev. Roger Kaffer (1985)
Rev. Stanley Orlikiewicz (1985–2002)
Rev. Jim Burnett (2002–2008)
Rev. Brad Baker (2008–2018)
Rev. William G. Dewan (2018–present)

References

^ "History". Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
"Diocese of Joliet". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
"Bishop Roger Louis Kaffer". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2011-09-12.

External links

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet
Bishops	Ordinaries Martin Dewey McNamara Romeo Roy Blanchette Joseph Leopold Imesch J. Peter Sartain Robert Daniel Conlon Ronald Aldon Hicks Auxiliaries Raymond James Vonesh Daniel Kucera Daniel L. Ryan Roger Kaffer James Edward Fitzgerald Joseph M. Siegel Dennis E. Spies
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Lombard St. Mary's Church, Beaverville
Education	Higher education Benedictine University Lewis University University of St. Francis High schools Benet Academy, Lisle Bishop McNamara High School, Kankakee Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family, Lisle IC Catholic Prep, Elmhurst Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet Montini Catholic High School, Lombard Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox St. Francis High School, Wheaton Elementary school Sacred Heart School, Lombard
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v t e Joliet, Illinois
Schools	Joliet Public Schools District 86 Joliet Township High School District 204 Joliet Central High School Joliet West High School Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Plainfield South High School Minooka Community High School District 111 Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Joliet Catholic Academy
Other education	Joliet Junior College Joliet YMCA University of St. Francis
Landmarks	Autobahn Country Club Brandon Road Lock and Dam Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus Chicagoland Speedway Christ Episcopal Church (destroyed by fire) Duly Health and Care Field Harrah's Joliet Hiram B. Scutt Mansion Joliet Area Historical Museum Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (near Joliet, closed) Joliet Correctional Center (closed) Joliet East Side Historic District Joliet Gateway Center Joliet Iron and Steel Works Joliet Memorial Stadium Joliet Regional Airport Joliet Union Station (closed) Louis Joliet Hotel Louis Joliet Mall Rialto Square Theatre Route 66 Raceway Sehring Castle Silver Cross Hospital (moved to New Lenox) United States Post Office Upper Bluff Historic District U.S. Route 66
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