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Cathedral of All Souls (Asheville, North Carolina)

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Country
  
United States

Consecrated
  
November 8, 1896

Phone
  
+1 828-274-2681

Founded
  
1896

Area
  
8,094 m²

Architect
  
Richard Morris Hunt

Cathedral of All Souls (Asheville, North Carolina)

Location
  
2 Angle St., Biltmore Village Asheville, North Carolina

Denomination
  
Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Website
  
www.allsoulscathedral.org

Address
  
9 Swan St, Asheville, NC 28803, USA

Diocese
  
Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina

Architectural styles
  
Romanesque architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture

Similar
  
Blue Ridge Mountains, New Morning Gallery, Basilica of St Lawrence, Smith‑McDowell House, Bilt Estate

Profiles

The Cathedral of All Souls, also referred to as All Souls Cathedral, is an Episcopal cathedral located in Asheville, North Carolina, United States of America. All Souls was built by railroad baron George Washington Vanderbilt II in 1896 to serve as the local parish church for Biltmore Village, which had been developed near his Biltmore Estate. The Right Reverend G. Porter Taylor is the current bishop seated at the cathedral.

History

The church was established in 1896 as a member of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. It is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Church and Parish Hall were commissioned by George Vanderbilt and designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the architect of Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate.

The chancel organ was installed by the Casavant Frères organ company of Canada in 1971. The Cathedral of All Souls was designated as the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina on January 1, 1995. The Right Reverend G. Porter Taylor is the current bishop.

The church and its parish house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as All Souls Episcopal Church and Parish House.

References

Cathedral of All Souls (Asheville, North Carolina) Wikipedia