Cathedral of St. John

Built In

1810

History

The parish was originally organized in 1722 as King’s Church, a wooden structure that was renamed St John’s Church in 1794, after the American Revolution. That wooden building served Providence until 1810 when work began on what would become the Cathedral of St. John. The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island was formed in 1790, but it was not until 1929 that St John’s Church was designated the Episcopal seat and was renamed the Cathedral of St. John. Source - Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island