St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa)

St. Raphael’s Cathedral
Cathedral and rectory
Location	231 Bluff St. Dubuque, Iowa
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	cathedralstpats.org
History
Status	Cathedral/Parish
Founded	1833 (parish)
Dedication	Saint Raphael
Dedicated	July 7, 1861
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	John Mullany
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1857
Completed	1861
Specifications
Length	160 ft (49 m)[1]
Width	83 ft (25 m)
Height	85 ft (26 m) (church) 130 ft (40 m) (tower)[2]
Materials	Brick Limestone
Administration
Archdiocese	Dubuque
Clergy
Archbishop	Most Rev. Thomas Robert Zinkula
Rector	Rev. Dennis Quint
St. Raphael’s Cathedral, Rectory, Convent, and School
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Coordinates	42°29′41.18″N 90°40′2.52″W / 42.4947722°N 90.6673667°W / 42.4947722; -90.6673667
Built	1870 (rectory) 1880s (convent) 1904 (school)
Architectural style	Italianate (rectory) Second Empire (convent) Neoclassical (school)
Part of	Cathedral Historic District (Dubuque, Iowa) (ID85002501[3])
Added to NRHP	September 25, 1985

St. Raphael's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral and a parish church in the Archdiocese of Dubuque located in Dubuque, Iowa. The parish is the oldest congregation of any Christian denomination in the state of Iowa. The cathedral church, rectory, former convent, and former parochial school building are contributing properties in the Cathedral Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.