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1924

The small granite church was completed late in 1924; the first mass in the building was celebrated on October 16.

The Diocese of Raleigh was established on December 12, 1924, by Pope Pius XI. At the time, the Diocese covered the entire State of North Carolina, with a Catholic population of 6,000.

They named Sacred Heart the cathedral for the Raleigh Diocese in December 1924.

1936

The schools moved into the Pulaski-Cowper mansion after the cathedral was built; in 1936 they moved again, to a new granite building on Hillsborough Street.

1950

Many of the most important sources for parish history before 1950 are in the hands of families who have worshipped at Christ Church across generations.

1953

Sacred Heart’s parochial school was desegregated in 1953, a year before the Brown v.

1998

In 1998, the cathedral underwent a $500,000 facelift.

2007

Sacred Heart began offering a monthly Latin Mass in 2007, after Bishop Michael Burbidge received dozens of requests to restore the traditional service.

2012

The diocesan inquiry that was officially opened in Raleigh on March 9, 2012, will begin the formal study of the life, virtues and the reputation for sanctity of Father Price.

With an estimated 500,000 Catholics living in the diocese, in 2012, the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, fifth Bishop of Raleigh, began to raise funds for a new Cathedral for the Diocese, to be named Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral.

2017

Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral was dedicated on July 26, 2017.

2018

In August 2018, Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama established THE FOUNDATION of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, Inc. in order to more efficiently manage the temporal works of the Church.

2019

Bishop Zarama and the Board of Directors hired its first Foundation Executive Director in June 2019.

2021

That tradition continues to flourish as Christ Church approaches its bicentennial in 2021.

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