Cathedral of the Holy Cross - seat of the Archdiocese of Boston

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End, completed in 1875, is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and is widely described as the largest Catholic church in New England. It serves as the archbishop's seat and hosts major diocesan liturgies and rituals such as ordinations, Chrism Mass, and other solemn ceremonies central to archdiocesan worship. The cathedral's role as the principal ritual site for the archdiocese is recorded in diocesan histories and public schedules of worship.