Country United States Founded 1834 Opened 1959 Phone +1 309-688-3436 | Website www.stpaulspeoria.com Consecrated 1963 Architectural style Modern architecture | |
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Location 3601 N. North St.
Peoria, Illinois Denomination Episcopal Church in the United States of America Address 3601 North North Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA Diocese Episcopal Diocese of Chicago Similar Cathedral of Saint Mary of th, WeaverRidge Golf Club, John C Flanagan House M, Par‑A‑Dice Hotel and Casino, Wildlife Prairie Park Profiles | ||
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is an Episcopal parish church in Peoria, Illinois, United States. It is the former cathedral of the Diocese of Quincy.
History
St. Paul's parish was founded as St. Jude's in 1834. The church was located on the southwest corner of Main and Monroe Streets. The parish's name was changed to St. Paul in 1848. The parish outgrew its sandstone and wood building and updating the facility on a small plot of land was deemed impractical, so property was purchased outside of the downtown area. The present church building was completed in 1959 and it was consecrated in 1963. On May 7, 1962 St. Paul's was named the cathedral church of the Diocese of Quincy. An addition to accommodate diocesan offices was completed in 1968.
A majority of the parishes in the Diocese of Quincy left the Episcopal Church and joined the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone in November 2008. In 2012 the remaining parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy, including St. Paul's, approached the Diocese of Chicago about reunification. The two dioceses unanimously agreed to reunite on June 8, 2013. Part of the reunification agreement included St. Paul's becoming a parish church again and cease being a cathedral.