St. James Cathedral
Location in central Chicago
41°53′41″N87°37′35″W / 41.89467°N 87.62644°W /41.89467; -87.62644
Location	65 East Huron Street Chicago, Illinois
Country	United States
Denomination	Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Website	www.saintjamescathedral.org
History
Founded	1834
Architecture
Architect(s)	Faulkner & Clarke, architects; restoration, Walker Johnson, Holabird & Root, architects
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1857
Administration
Diocese	Chicago
Clergy
Bishop	Paula Clark
Dean	Lisa Hackney-James (Provost)

St. James Cathedral is themother church of theEpiscopal Church in the United States of AmericaDiocese of Chicago inChicago,Illinois. The cathedral stands at the corner of Huron Street and Wabash Avenue in theRiver North neighborhood of theNear North Side area of the city.

The cathedral reported 988 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the congregation in 2024 was $804,859 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 272.^[1]

It is the oldest church in the Chicago area of theAnglican Communion and Episcopal tradition, having been founded in 1834.^[2]Abraham Lincoln and his wifeMary Todd Lincoln attended church at St. James on November 25, 1860, about three weeks after he waselected president; he was joined by many Chicago dignitaries as well asVice President-electHannibal Hamlin.^[3]

Originally built as a parish church, the original St. James building was mostly destroyed in 1871 in theGreat Chicago Fire. Only the bell tower survived, and this was incorporated into the rebuilt church, including the soot-stained stones around the top of the tower which remain black today. St. James received the status ofcathedral in 1928 after the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was destroyed in a fire in 1921, but the arrangement was terminated in 1931. On May 3, 1955, St. James was again designated the cathedral and was formally set apart on June 4, 1955.^[4] The church is led by theEpiscopal Bishop of Chicago.

Together with theRoman CatholicHoly Name Cathedral onState Street two blocks to its northwest and theGreek OrthodoxAnnunciation Cathedral onLaSalle Street, the churches form the Cathedral District of Chicago.^{[citation needed]}

The following served St. James Parish as its rector prior to its consecration as a cathedral:^[5]

• 1834-1843: The Rev. Isaac W. Hallam
• 1843-1844: The Rev. William F. Walker
• 1844-1849: The Rev. Ezra B. Kellogg
• 1849-1865: The Rev. Robert H. Clarkson
• 1867-1871: The Rev. Joseph H. Rylance
• 1871-1872: The Rev. Hugh M. Thompson
• 1872-1875: The Rev. Arthur Brooks
• 1875-1879: The Rev. Samuel Smith Harris
• 1880-1882: The Rev. Frederick Courtney
• 1883-1890: The Rev. William H. Vibbert
• 1891-1894: The Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins
• 1895-1922: The Rev. James S. Stone
• 1924-1950: The Rev. Duncan H. Browne
• 1950-1955: The Rev. Howard S. Kennedy

The following served the cathedral as its dean:^[5]

• 1955-1964: The Very Rev. Howard S. Kennedy
• 1964-1971: The Very Rev. William F. Maxwell, Jr.
• 1972-1979: The Very Rev. James E. Carroll
• 1979-1990: The Very Rev. Charles R. Greene
• 1991-2000: The Very Rev. Todd D. Smelser
• 2001-2005 The Very Rev. Ralph T. Blackman
• 2006-2014: The Very Rev. Joy E. Rogers
• 2015–2022: The Very Rev.Dominic Barrington
• 2022-Current: The Very Rev. Lisa Hackney-James

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  Original church pre-fire
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  Remains of the original church after theGreat Fire of 1871
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  Rebuilt church in 1913

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