holy cathedral vancouver commonly known holy cathedral late 19th century french gothic revival church serves cathedral vancouver located downtown area city intersection richards streets construction cathedral began site earlier church opened feast conception december blessed day consecrated style described resembling medieval france church elevated status cathedral listed legally protected building history original structure parish established june father chaplain workers chosen pastor mass parish feast lady year unknown location masses held blair hall hall apparent new permanent church necessary cope growing number consisted families order pick site new church legend father went coal harbour waterfront looked south forested land present day downtown vancouver chose area contained tallest tree construction began wooden church completed blessed following year years later church enlarged bell tower added present day cathedral rapid growth vancouver time plans greater expansion church transferred died shortly father succeeded overseeing plan construction new pastor church father took project time number size church building order fund construction new church missionary religious order belonged headquarters france death worked construction crew initially skeptical project parish heavily debt pastor catholic community vancouver rapidly growing relatively small number friend contractor unable provide funds initially pledged problems culminated construction project labelled despite doubts cornerstone new church laid july archbishop hired architects days construction completed time finished building praised finest piece architecture west toronto north san_francisco new church lady holy opened december feast conception blessed day later archbishop alexander portland oregon end decade financially important parish church break surplus archbishop wanted church cathedral metropolitan extremely reluctant church attempted money buy land build new cathedral nonetheless church elevated status cathedral permitted remain administered parish eventually left difficulties arose mortgage agreement helped pay construction cathedral coupled growing manpower shortage caused declining number members joining order catholic church consecrated free debt cathedral rite held october years opened ceremony commenced subsequent mass celebrated approximately thirty bishops canada united_states attended event coincided duke golden silver bishop respectively october feast day cathedral namesake entered church fired round rifle altar hurt arrested shortly minor tilt bell tower cathedral detected april probably drilling blasting nearby tunnel significant events taken place cathedral hosted level congress celebrated years later pope visited church pastoral visit canada late september cathedral place canada host relics month long tour country years notable people funeral requiem mass said cathedral including beloved local swim instructor chief vancouver police commissioner funeral february saw cathedral filled capacity thousands rain cold weather view funeral procession streets vancouver requiem masses held cathedral requiem held governor general canada architecture interior cathedral built french gothic style shape latin cross exterior walls church built sandstone originating foundations granite bell towers labelled cathedral prominent visual feature taller originally designed flying buttresses interior features columns support nave red marble situated centre sanctuary surrounded oak altar piece towers total dimensions church building long wide tall taller rising years cathedral undergone series renovations late tin scales covered taller cleaned repaired cross atop sanctuary took place 1960s took place prior pope visit cathedral cathedral completely utilized roof resemble slate december removed replaced italian tiles inside church bells cathedral built seven bells representing cast france blessed october soon found tune sent europe time near bristol time bells order complete entire octave cathedral operate change ringing bells hung english style found north_america british_columbia located westminster abbey mission victoria christ church cathedral bells notably dominion day canada february honour opening winter olympics vancouver organ cathedral pipe organ originally built inaugurated autumn manufactured ontario organ oldest romantic style organ province remaining original location years instrument condition deteriorated general wear tear repairs water damage caused leaking roof result organ dismantled transported quebec restored years returned church blessed year organ concert series hosted cathedral time held annually stained glass windows currently stained glass windows cathedral renowned ones windows canadian artist depict lady holy baptism lord jesus healing sick jesus children assumption window showing lady holy featured annual christmas stamp furthermore canada documented stained glass windows cathedral modern day cathedral news having called weekly basis cathedral staff claimed siege frequented building involved incident daily revelations came light homeless man year old cathedral august year caught camera march nations protesters disrupted easter sunday mass cathedral demonstrating outside steps ordered church native land demanded disclose burial locations children died residential schools similar protest occurred october splinter group movement marched cathedral attempted enter cathedral occupy thwarted vancouver police officers
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