St. Louis Cathedral (New Orleans)

Summary

The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, also called St. Louis Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral and basilica in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and is the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the United States alongside the Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey, California. It is dedicated to Saint Louis, also known as King Louis IX of France. The first church on the site was built in 1718; the second church was burned during the great fire of 1788. The third, under Spanish rule, was built in 1789, raised to cathedral rank in 1793 and was expanded and largely rebuilt and completed in the 1850s with little of the 1789 structure remaining.