200th Anniversary Vespers & Reception

THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPLETION OF ST. PATRICK’S OLD CATHEDRAL

The Solemnity of Christ the King
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Solemn Vespers
and
the dedication of the
Archbishop John J. Hughes Memorial
 

TIMOTHY CARDINAL DOLAN
Presiding

In November of 1815, The Most Reverend John Connolly,
the first resident Bishop of the Diocese of New York,
arrived from Europe to preside over the newly
completed cathedral on Mott Street.

Two hundred years later, Timothy Cardinal Dolan
will officiate at the blessing of a newly restored
Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral,
the Archbishop John J. Hughes Memorial,
Catacombs, Bell Tower, and new Altagracia Chapel.