Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the episcopal see of the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building itself is in German Renaissance Revival style, built in 1847, with changes after several fires.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Catholic cathedral in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist” and “Saint John the Evangelical Roman Catholic Cathedral”
- Address: 812 North Jackson Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral Square Park and Wisconsin Consistory Building.
Cathedral Square Park
Park
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cathedral Square Park is a small urban Milwaukee County Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, located to the west of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
Wisconsin Consistory Building
Church
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The Wisconsin Consistory Building, also known as the Humpfrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center, is a historic structure in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that was built as a Romanesque-style Congregational church in 1889, then bought by a Masonic order and remodeled to an Art Moderne style in 1937. Wisconsin Consistory Building is situated 390 feet southeast of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
Milwaukee City Hall
Town hall
The Milwaukee City Hall is a skyscraper and town hall located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was finished in 1895, and was Milwaukee's tallest building until completion of the First Wisconsin Center in 1973. Milwaukee City Hall is situated 1,600 feet west of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and East Side.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
East Side
Suburb
The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east. East Side is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
Jones Island
Quarter
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. Jones Island is situated 2 miles south of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.04182° or 43° 2′ 31″ northLongitude
-87.90371° or 87° 54′ 13″ westInception
1847Levels
4Height
86 feet (26 metres)Open location code
86MJ23RW+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 69020495OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5052405
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖史若望主教座堂”
- Chinese: “聖若望主教座堂”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Milwaukee”
- Polish: “Katedra św. Jana Ewangelisty w Milwaukee”
- Polish: “Katedra w Milwaukee”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan Evangelista”
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