St. John's Cathedral (Lafayette, Louisiana)
The historic church—located at 515 Cathedral Street in downtown Lafayette—is the third structure built on the site. The land was donated in 1821 by Jean Mouton, a wealthy planter who had founded the town as Vermilionville. The cornerstone was laid in 1913, and the church was completed in 1916 in the Dutch Romanesque Revival style. A large red and white brick structure, its notable features include stained glass produced in Munich depicting the life of the patron, oil paintings of Christ and the Apostles, and a Casavant Frères organ.
St. John's Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette. Notable burials include Jean Mouton, who donated the property for the church; his son Alexandre Mouton, a U.S. senator and governor of Louisiana; his grandson Alfred Mouton, a Confederate general in the American Civil War; and Jefferson Caffery, a distinguished U.S. diplomat who was a Lafayette native.
The church and a 7-acre (2.8 ha) area comprising the Bishop's residence and the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 1979. The listing was enlarged in 2024.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
- List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States
- List of cathedrals in the United States
References
- ^ "Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist celebrates 100 year dedication". KLFY-TV. June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Parish Staff". saintjohncathedral.org.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "St. John's Cathedral" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2018. with two photos and a map
- ^ Ms. Beverly Latimer. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: St. John's Cathedral". National Park Service. Retrieved July 9, 2018. With seven photos from 1979.
- ^ Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Cathedral of Saint John".
- ^ "Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist". Saintjohncathedral.org. May 30, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
External links
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