St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

The Cathedral of St. Patrick is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and a parish church, located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, directly across the street from Rockefeller Center and specifically facing the Atlas statue. According to Catholic News Service and the Catholic News Agency , Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, the incumbent Archbishop of New York, announced before reviewing the city's parade on St.

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Opened:May 29, 1879
City:New York City, Manhattan
Latitude:40.75851097
Longitude:-73.976143275
Also Known As:St. Patrick's Cathedral, Lady Chapel,Rectory and Cardinal's Residence, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York

Location of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

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New York City, New York

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