Archdiocese of Montreal
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The Archdiocese of Montreal is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. A metropolitan see, its arch episcopal see is the Montreal, Quebec. It includes
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
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Location of the archdiocese (red) within Canada
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral or in full Mary, Queen of the World and St. James the Great Cathedral is a minor basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese
Archdiocese of Montreal
…episcopal see is the Montreal, Quebec. It includes Montreal and surrounding areas within Quebec. The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Montreal is the Cathedral Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World and St. James the Greater (Basilique cathédrale de Marie-Reine-du-Monde et de Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur), built in 1894. Previously, the diocese had five cathedrals. From 1821 to…
Benediction of the first stone used to build the cathedral, c. 1870
The bishop's mortuary chapel is located on the east wall of the cathedral.
A neo-baroque ciborium is located under the dome of the building