Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria

One of the best churches I been to

My late father and myself would regular this beautiful church, him more so than myself, but we would always go every year, for many years, in memory of my brother, though we had to stop going in 2014 due to him succumbing to Alzheimer's.Father Lizzotti recently performed my fathers funeral service, and it was beautiful, everything from the readings he read to the organist and especially the church choir woman's heavenly voice, all would have made my father so happy. The father even dropped by our house after the service and spent time with the family, this was extremely kind and was something else. I truly will do my best to attend more services.The family is grateful to the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria and to especially know Father Don Lizzotti.Thank you!

Very beautiful and holy atmosphere that comes from devout and faithful worshippers.

The first Catholic Church at St. Catharines was built to meet the spiritual needs of the Irish labourers who built the first Welland Canal which was opened in 1829. It was a wood structure on the same site as the present cathedral and was called St. John’s because the Anglicans were already using the name St. Catherine for their church in the town of the same name. On November 12 1831 Bishop Alexander Macdonell of Kingston blessed and opened this church, the first Roman Catholic Parish church to be built in the Niagara Peninsula.This first Catholic Church was burned down by an arsonist on August 23 1842. Fortunately the second Welland Canal was being built between 1842-45 and there were once again many Irish labourers in the area who used their free time to build a new parish church, this time of stone as we can see in the structure of the present Cathedral Church. Father Patrick McDonagh laid the cornerstone on Ascension Day May 25 1843 and opened the new church on June 10 1845. The new church was now dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria. On November 25 1958 it became the Cathedral Church of the newly formed Diocese of St. Catharines.

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The most Holy and beautiful place in Niagara. The masses are so sacred and the priests and staff are loving, kind and helpful. Please come and visit.

Beautiful Church, confession is available every day before noon which works if you have a spontaneous work schedule.

Recently renovated. Just beautiful. Amazing stained glass. Also very accommodating for office workers with 12:10pm daily weekday mass.

Beautiful parish that is well maintained and is headed by some stand-up Catholic men. Great community of people!

This a gorgeous Roman Catholic cathedral, neogothic, majestic. The services I attended there were absolutely beautiful!