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The Cathedral of St. John
Cleveland, Ohio
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is both the Mother Church of the Diocese of Cleveland, and a vibrant parish community in the heart of the city. This church is where the bishop’s chair or “cathedra” is located. The Cathedral is the “Mother Church” for over 800,000 Catholics in the Diocese of Cleveland. The cornerstone was laid on October 22, 1848. Additional property was purchased and the first Mass was held in the temporary chapel of the Nativity on Christmas Day of 1848. The Cathedral, built in what was called a French or ornamental Gothic style, was completed in 1852. The Cathedral, in the heart of downtown Cleveland, is an historical building which stands as an enduring symbol of all those who have worked to build the Diocese of Cleveland for close to 160 years. . On May 15, 2006, Bishop Richard G. Lennon was installed as the 10th Bishop of the 159 year old Diocese.
For more history and links visit: http://www.saintjohncathedral.com or http://dioceseofcleveland.org/.
2009 - The Year of St. Paul Retrospective
 Pope Benedict XVI attends a vespers service at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Jan. 25.
(CNS photo/GiampieroSposito, Reuters)
(Jan. 26, 2009)
June 29, 2009 marked the year-end celebration of St. Paul’s 2000th anniversary of his birth. In honor of this day, Pope Benedict revealed that the bones lying in the sarcophagus, under a marble tombstone in the Bascilica of St. Paul in Rome, is that of St. Paul himself.
To read more about this commemorative year and for a closer look at the life of St. Paul, please see our special feature here.
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Appointments by Pope Benedict
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Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond
The Holy Father appointed Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond of Austin, U.S.A., as metropolitan archbishop of New Orleans. He succeeds Archbishop Alfred Clifton Hughes, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
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Joseph Augustine Di Noia O.P.
The Holy Father nominated Dominican Father Joseph Augustine Di Noia, 66, as the archbishop secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disciple of the Sacraments. He is given the archepiscopal dignity and is assigned the Titular See of Oregon City.
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Papal Trips and Celebrations: June - September
June
Friday 19: Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Vespers at 6 p.m. in the Vatican Basilica for the opening of the Year for Priests.
Sunday 21: Pastoral visit to San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
Sunday 28: At 6 p.m. in the basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls, First Vespers for the closing of the Pauline Year.
Monday 29: Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles. Mass at 9.30 a.m. in the Vatican Basilica. Blessing and imposition of the pallium on new metropolitan archbishops.
August
Saturday 15: Solemnity of the Assumption. Mass at 8 a.m. in the parish church of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castelgandolfo.
September
Sunday 6: Pastoral visit to Viterbo-Bagnoregio, Italy.
Saturday 26 - Monday 28: Apostolic trip to the Czech Republic.
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