Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral, located today at 2919 St. Charles Avenue, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, was the first non-Roman Catholic church founded in the entire Louisiana Purchase territory.

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Type: Church
Description: church in New Orleans, Louisiana
Also known as: “Christ’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 and Touro Infirmary.

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

Cemetery

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Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a historic cemetery in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1833 and still in use today, the cemetery takes its name from its location in what was once the City of Lafayette, a suburb of New Orleans that was annexed by the larger metropolis in 1852. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is situated 950 feet southeast of Christ Church Cathedral.

Touro Infirmary

Hospital

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Touro Infirmary is a non-profit hospital located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded by Judah Touro in 1852, it is a part of the LCMC Health System. Touro Infirmary is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Christ Church Cathedral.

Commander’s Palace

Restaurant

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Commander's Palace is a Louisiana Creole restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. Commander’s Palace is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Christ Church Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garden District and Central City.

Garden District

Suburb

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The Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St.

Central City

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Central City is a section of New Orleans to the west of the Central Business District and north from the downriver section of Uptown. Some locals also call it "the 3rd Ward", although legally that designation includes a wider area including much of the Central Business District.

Uptown New Orleans

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— Uptown is a large portion of New Orleans settled in the 19th century after the Louisiana Purchase, upriver from the older parts of the city around the French Quarter and the Central Business District.

Christ Church Cathedral

Categories: Anglican or Episcopal cathedral, place of worship, and religion
Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.93021° or 29° 55′ 49″ north

Longitude

-90.08785° or 90° 5′ 16″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76XFWWJ6+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358384414

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

GeoNames ID

4319913

Wikidata ID

Q5108784

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