Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater

The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater is a church building and parish of the Catholic Church located in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Seattle and traces its roots to the initial arrival of missionary priests in the Oregon Country in the 1830s; its first dedicated church building was built in 1846.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Washington, United States of America
Also known as: “Proto-Cathedral of Saint James the Greater”, “Saint James Catholic Church”, and “St. James Catholic Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kiggins Theatre and Main Post Office.

Kiggins Theatre

Movie theater

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The Kiggins Theatre is an historic, single-screen movie theater in Vancouver, Washington. Named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins, it opened in 1936. It is located at 1011 Main Street in downtown Vancouver. Kiggins Theatre is situated 690 feet southeast of Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater.

Main Post Office

Post office

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Main Post Office is situated 390 feet west of Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater.

Clark County Historical Museum

Museum

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The Clark County Historical Museum, Vancouver, Washington, is located in a 1909 Carnegie library and is operated by the Clark County Historical Society, established in 1917. Clark County Historical Museum is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vancouver and Officers Row.

Vancouver

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Vancouver is a city in southwest Washington State, immediately north of the border with Oregon. The city was established around Fort Vancouver, a fur trading outpost dating back to 1824, making this one of the oldest continuously-inhabited European communities in the Pacific Northwest.

Officers Row

Locality

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Officers Row, a part of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Historic District, is a congregation of 21 of the former homes of U.S. military officers stationed at the Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington.

Hayden Island

Suburb

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Hayden Island is an island in the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The wide main channel of the Columbia passes north of the island.

Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater

Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Clark County, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.63069° or 45° 37′ 51″ north

Longitude

-122.6731° or 122° 40′ 23″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

84QVJ8JG+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 368089810

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q7588440

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Spanish—“Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Katedral Nesqually”
Spanish: “Protocatedral de Santiago el Mayor”

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