Founded 1889 Opened 1907 | Completed 1907 Phone +1 406-761-5456 | |
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Location 715 3rd Avenue NorthGreat Falls, Montana Website www.stannscathedral.org Address 715 3rd Ave N, Great Falls, MT 59401, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar St Patrick's Co‑Cathedral, Gibson Park, Great Falls Central High Sch, Electric City Water Park ‑ Clo, Holiday Village Mall | ||
St. Ann's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Along with St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral in Billings, Montana it is the seat of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings.
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St. Ann's Parish
The first St. Ann’s Church was financed by three parishioners who signed a note for $3,000. The church was built of brick on the site now occupied by the Heisey Center. The first resident pastor was Father Doyle who was also responsible for parishes in Cascade, Choteau and Neihart.
St. Ann's Cathedral
On May 18, 1904, St. Pius X established the Diocese of Great Falls and St. Ann’s became the cathedral. One of the first tasks of the new bishop, Mathias Clement Lenihan, was to build a new cathedral to accommodate the growing congregation. Designed by John H. Kent of Helena, the present church was constructed between 1906 and 1907 for around $100,000. The stone for the Gothic Revival structure was quarried near Stockett. The former church building was remodeled for a parochial school.
The current rectory was built in 1931 and designed in a style similar to the cathedral. The old church was demolished and the Heisey Youth Center built on the site in 1936. It is also used as a parish center. The cathedral was extensively renovated in 1953 in anticipation of the diocese’s Golden Jubilee the following year.
Pope John Paul II renamed the Great Falls Diocese as the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings on February 14, 1980. At that time, St. Patrick’s Church in Billings joined St. Ann’s as co-cathedral of the diocese.