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The Cathedral of Saint Joseph of Wheeling or Saint Joseph's Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. In addition to being the seat of the bishop, the cathedral is home to the oldest congregation in the city of Wheeling, West Virginia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.saintjosephcathedral.com/facts.htm )〕 The cathedral is a contributing property to the East Wheeling Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.〔 ==History== The building was designed by Edward Weber and in the Neo-Romanesque style. It cost about $500,000 to build in 1926, which is approximately equivalent to $5,540,000 in 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm )〕 The present building was dedicated by Bishop John Joseph Swint in April 1926. The building is successor to the original cathedral, which was constructed in 1847.〔 In 1973, the church was renovated in order to comply with the post-Vatican II liturgy. In this renovation the altar was moved forward and various other changes were made.〔 Currently the pastor of the cathedral is the Most Reverend Michael Bransfield, bishop of the diocese; the Rector is Monsignor Kevin Quirk.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.dwc.org/parishes/d-parishes.html?view=directory&layout=detail&id=6 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Wheeling, West Virginia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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