Saturday, July 06, 2013

Cathedral Renovation in Steubenville, OH

According to the June 21 edition of the The Steubenville Register, the diocesan newspaper of the Diocese of Steubenville, OH, there are currently plans to renovate Holy Name Cathedral, the cathedral of the diocese.

The Most Rev. Jeffrey M. Monforton recently announced details regarding the project, which can be found on pages 1 and 12 of the newspaper, which I have compiled into a pdf here for ease. The entire newspaper can be found here.

Our anonymous contributor points out that the architectural renderings below are simply initial drafts, not the final plans.

This definitely appears to be a step in the right direction. Or, brick by brick, as others might say.

Update 7/8/2013: My apologies for the initial errors in this post, they have now been corrected.

Current:


For recent interior pictures, I was only able to find this one, courtesy Fr. Zuhlsdorf. You will note that they have their statues veiled for passion-tide, another positive development.

Proposed design:


Historical pictures:
This picture is from the requirem for the funeral of the first bishop of Steubenville.




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