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The
Diocese of Toledo is not a century old and
yet for well over forty years of its
history, the cathedral or chair of its
bishops has sat in this, Our Lady, Queen of
the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, as a sign of
the presence of the shepherd-servant of
Christ’s people in northwestern Ohio. The
Cathedral, a masterpiece of art and a
monument of immigrant faith, most recently
experienced a new birth as the mother church
of Toledo in its renewal and renovation
according to the directives of the Second
Vatican Council. In 1979, Bishop John
Donovan, our fifth shepherd, re-dedicated
the altar (now brought forward to the
people) amid a grateful throng who prayed,
praised, and applauded with great gusto on
the evening of September 18, opening a fresh
chapter in diocesan history. As the mother
church of the over 160 parishes of our
diocese, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
leads the way as a twentieth century,
renovated house of worship, while remaining
an American-Medieval Cathedral of Spanish
Plateresque style—an album of art; a sacred
site; a story of faith in stone, paint,
precious metal, glass, and wood. |
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