Cathedral of the Incarnation (Baltimore)

Discussions about building a cathedral in the Diocese of Maryland took place at least as far back as the years William Paret was the bishop (1885–1911).[1] However, it was during the episcopate of John Gardner Murray that the cathedral was built. The so-called Synod Hall was the first constructed building in the planned complex and the congregation met in the undercroft beginning in 1911.[2] The cornerstone for the Synod Hall proper was laid in 1920 and the first worship service was held in the new space in 1932.[3][2] Plans for a cathedral complex and a separate larger cathedral were then abandoned,[2] and the Synod Hall was redesignated as the cathedral. For the first 35 years it was known as a pro-cathedral.[1] In 1943, the Cathedral of the Incarnation was first used for the installation ceremony of a bishop, with the ninth Bishop of Maryland.[4] After the cathedral's construction debt was discharged, the Diocese of Maryland passed a resolution establishing the Cathedral of the Incarnation on February 1, 1955, and it was consecrated on November 6, 1955.[1][5]

The Cathedral House was built in 1967.[1] It houses offices, meeting spaces, and Sunday School rooms.

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  Cathedral façade and flèche
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  Cathedral, viewed from the west
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  Facade and steps, from the south
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  Flèche on the Cathedral of the Incarnation
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  Cathedral House
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  The Children's Peace Memorial

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