Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (Covington, Kentucky)
The Roman Catholic St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, is a minor basilica in the United States. Construction of the cathedral began under the Diocese of Covington's third bishop, Camillus Paul Maes, in 1895 to replace an 1834 frame church that was inadequate for the growing congregation. Pope Pius XII elevated the cathedral to the rank of minor basilica on December 8, 1953.
St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
Interior looking toward the chancel.
Cathedra and altar
The window in the north transept.
Covington is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, it lies south of Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio and west of Newport, Kentucky, across the Licking. It had a population of 40,691 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Northern Kentucky and the fifth-most populous city in the state. A part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, it is one of Kenton County's two seats, along with Independence.
Downtown Covington skyline
The former union station in 2018
A view of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, looking south across the Ohio River toward Covington
The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge
