Constructed in 1931 and designed by architects William Perry and John T. Comès, the Cathedral is recognized as the only North American church built in the Spanish Plateresque style. The Cathedral holds several significant objects including a hammered aluminum hood above the baptismal font, which was displayed for six months at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. during the Cathedral’s 1979 renovation; murals by notable artists including Jan Henryk de Rosen; and its original E.M. Skinner organ, which received an historical citation from the Organ Historical Society.

Groups that currently utilize space at the Cathedral include the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. The St. Vincent de Paul Society offers an on-site food pantry, financial assistance, transportation, and medical services. Since 2007, the Cathedral has hosted a concert series in the sanctuary as well as the Toledo Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Handel’s Messiah each year.

A National Fund grant of $300,000 with $300,000 in matching funds raised by the congregation will support tuckpointing and masonry repair as part of a larger effort to fully rehabilitate the Cathedral.

Photo by Keith Tarjanyi