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.[6] 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.[4][5]
St. John's Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette.[7] 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.[3] The listing was enlarged in 2024.
^ ab"St. John's Cathedral" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2018. with two photos and a map
^ abMs. 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.
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john, cathedral, lafayette, louisiana, cathedral, saint, john, evangelist, cathédrale, jean, originally, called, Église, jean, vermilion, cathedral, mother, church, roman, catholic, diocese, lafayette, louisiana, first, parish, lafayette, parish, founded, 1821. The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist or La Cathedrale St Jean originally called l Eglise St Jean du Vermilion is the cathedral and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana It was the first parish in Lafayette Parish founded in 1821 and was designated cathedral upon the erection of the diocese in 1918 4 5 Cathedral of St John the EvangelistFront facadeLocation515 Cathedral StreetLafayette LouisianaCountryUnited StatesDenominationRoman CatholicWebsitewww wbr saintjohncathedral wbr orgHistoryStatusCathedralDedicatedJune 27 1916 1 ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveStyleRomanesque RevivalSpecificationsNumber of towers1AdministrationProvinceNew OrleansDioceseLafayette Louisiana ClergyBishop s J Douglas DeshotelRectorVery Rev Chester C Arceneaux V F 2 Priest s Rev Seth Lemaire JCL Parochial Vicar Rev Cyprian Eze In Residence Deacon s Dcn Todd McKee Dcn George JourdanSt John s CathedralU S National Register of Historic PlacesLocation515 Cathedral Street Lafayette LouisianaCoordinates30 13 22 N 92 01 25 W 30 22291 N 92 0235 W 30 22291 92 0235Area7 acres 2 8 ha Built1916ArchitectCousinArchitectural styleRomanesque RevivalNRHP reference No 79001067 3 original 100009428 increase Significant datesAdded to NRHPJuly 27 1979Boundary increaseJanuary 25 2024The 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 6 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 Freres organ 4 5 St John s Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette 7 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 3 The listing was enlarged in 2024 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette Parish Louisiana List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States List of cathedrals in the United StatesReferences edit Cathedral of St John the Evangelist celebrates 100 year dedication KLFY TV June 27 2016 Parish Staff saintjohncathedral org a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service November 2 2013 a b St John s Cathedral PDF State of Louisiana s Division of Historic Preservation Retrieved July 9 2018 with two photos and a map a b 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 edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cathedral of St John the Evangelist Lafayette Louisiana Official Cathedral Site Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana Official Site Portal nbsp National Register of Historic Places nbsp This article about a property in Louisiana on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Louisiana museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article on a Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Louisiana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St John 27s Cathedral Lafayette Louisiana amp oldid 1207003375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
