Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia
Archdiocesan Pastoral Center
Archbishop Nelson J. Perez
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Philadelphia)
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, head church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is located at 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the east side of Logan Square in Philadelphia. It was built between 1846 and 1864, and was designed by Napoleon LeBrun, from original plans by the Reverend Mariano Muller and the Reverend John B. Tornatore, with the dome and Palladian facade, designed by John Notman, added after 1850. The interior was largely decorated by Constantino Brumidi.
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia
Chancel c. 1903, prior to addition of the apse
Basilica interior
Basilica dome