Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located at 5200 North Charles Street, in northern Baltimore, Maryland. The Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Baltimore, presently Edwin Frederick O'Brien, STD, DD. The Cathedral is located in the Homeland area of northern Baltimore City and near Loyola College in Maryland and St. Mary's Seminary and University, the first Catholic seminary created in the United St... more

The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located at 5200 North Charles Street, in northern Baltimore, Maryland. The Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Baltimore, presently Edwin Frederick O'Brien, STD, DD. The Cathedral is located in the Homeland area of northern Baltimore City and near Loyola College in Maryland and St. Mary's Seminary and University, the first Catholic seminary created in the United States. It was built using funds bequeathed by an Irish Baltimore merchant, Thomas O'Neill. In October 1954, ground was broken for the new Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. On the morning of October 13, 1959, a few days past the fifth anniversary of the groundbreaking ceremony, the Cathedral was consecrated by Bishop Jerome Sebastian. The architecture is late period Art Deco, built of brick faced with limestone, and uses a classical east-facing cruciform floor plan (see cathedral diagram). Archbishop Edwin Frederick O'Brien, STD, DD serves as pastor... less