Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Jurisdiction: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston

Type: Cathedral

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Lists: Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016), Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

History: parish 1788; built 1866–1875; ded. 1875.12.08

Languages: English, Spanish

Patron: JHS Cross

Location: 87JC8WRH+9X

Address: 1400 Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02118

Country: USA

Telephone: +1 (617) 542-5682

Website:

GCatholic Church ID: 2108

Metropolitan Archbishop: Archbishop Richard Garth Henning (61)

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1979.10.01)

Special Churches Nearby

Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston (2.6 km ←)
Annunciation Cathedral, Roslindale (7.2 km ↙)
Madonna, Queen of the Universe National Shrine, East Boston (7.6 km ↗)
National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, Attleboro (48 km ↓)
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Worcester (61 km ←)
Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Providence, Rhode Island (65 km ↙)
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, Fall River (72 km ↓)
St. Joseph Basilica, Webster (74 km ↙)
Cathedral of St. Joseph, Manchester, New Hampshire (79 km ↖)
Cathedral of St. Patrick, Norwich, Connecticut (120 km ↙)

Churches Nearby

Church of Our Lady of Victories, Boston (880 m ↑)
Church of St. James the Greater, Boston (1.2 km ↗)
Church of St. Peter, South Boston (1.3 km →)
Chapel of St. Francis, Boston (1.3 km ↖)
Church of St. Cecilia, Boston (1.5 km ↖)
Church of St. Katharine Drexel, Boston (1.6 km ↙)
Church of St. Patrick, Roxbury (1.7 km ↓)
Eucharistic Shrine of St. Clement, Boston (1.7 km ↖)
Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa, South Boston (1.8 km ↘)
Shrine of St. Anthony, Boston (1.8 km ↗)

Last updated on 2025.12.21

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