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Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Front façade
Location	515 Cathedral Street Lafayette, Louisiana
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.saintjohncathedral.org
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedicated	June 27, 1916
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Romanesque Revival
Specifications
Number of towers	1
Administration
Province	New Orleans
Diocese	Lafayette (Louisiana)
Clergy
Bishop(s)	J. Douglas Deshotel
Rector	Very Rev. Chester C. Arceneaux, V.F.
Priest(s)	Rev. Seth Lemaire, JCL (Parochial Vicar), Rev. Cyprian Eze (In Residence)
Deacon(s)	Dcn. Todd McKee, Dcn. George Jourdan
St. John's Cathedral
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	515 Cathedral Street, Lafayette, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°13′22″N 92°01′25″W / 30.22291°N 92.0235°W / 30.22291; -92.0235
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1916
Architect	Cousin
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001067 (original) 100009428 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 27, 1979
Boundary increase	January 25, 2024

The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist or La Cathédrale St-Jean, originally called l'Église St-Jean du Vermilion, is the cathedral and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana. It was the first parish in Lafayette Parish—founded in 1821—and was designated cathedral upon the erection of the diocese in 1918.

The historic church—located at 515 Cathedral Street in downtown Lafayette—is the third structure built on the site. The land was donated in 1821 by Jean Mouton, a wealthy planter who had founded the town as Vermilionville. The cornerstone was laid in 1913, and the church was completed in 1916 in the Dutch Romanesque Revival style. A large red and white brick structure, its notable features include stained glass produced in Munich depicting the life of the patron, oil paintings of Christ and the Apostles, and a Casavant Frères organ.

St. John's Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette. Notable burials include Jean Mouton, who donated the property for the church; his son Alexandre Mouton, a U.S. senator and governor of Louisiana; his grandson Alfred Mouton, a Confederate general in the American Civil War; and Jefferson Caffery, a distinguished U.S. diplomat who was a Lafayette native.

The church and a 7-acre (2.8 ha) area comprising the Bishop's residence and the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 1979. The listing was enlarged in 2024.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States
• List of cathedrals in the United States

References

1. "Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist celebrates 100 year dedication". KLFY-TV. June 27, 2016.
2. "Parish Staff". saintjohncathedral.org.
3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
4. ^ "St. John's Cathedral" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2018. with two photos and a map
5. ^ Ms. Beverly Latimer. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: St. John's Cathedral". National Park Service. Retrieved July 9, 2018. With seven photos from 1979.
6. Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Cathedral of Saint John".
7. "Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist". Saintjohncathedral.org. May 30, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

External links

• Official Cathedral Site
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana Official Site

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
Ordinaries	Bishops Jules Benjamin Jeanmard Maurice Schexnayder Gerard Louis Frey Harry Joseph Flynn Edward Joseph O'Donnell Charles Michael Jarrell J. Douglas Deshotel Priests who became bishops Glen Provost
Churches	Cathedral St. John's Cathedral, Lafayette Monastery Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace, Lafayette
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Parish seat: Lafayette
Cities	Broussard‡ Carencro Lafayette Scott Youngsville
Town	Duson‡
CDPs	Milton Ossun
Other unincorporated communities	Billeaud Capitan Elks Gloria Judice Larabee Long Bridge Mouton Pilette Pont Des Mouton Ridge River Ranch Sadou Stekey Vatican Walroy
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