All-Union Episcopal Cathedral

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All-Union Episcopal Cathedral
All-Union Episcopal Cathedral is officially dedicated as the “Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of the Fœderal Capital Territory
Location: 3151 West Idaho Street
Fœderal Capital Territory
Built: 1721–1724
Architect:
Architectural style: Neo-Gothic
Governing body: Episcopal Church
of the United States
Added to NRHP: 25 December 1724

The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of the Fœderal Capital Territory, more commonly known as the All-Union Episcopal Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in the Fœderal Capital Territory, the capital of the United States. The structure is of Neo-Gothic design closely modeled on English Gothic style of the late eleventh century. It is both the second-largest church building in the United States, and the fourth-tallest structure in the Fœderal Capital Territory The cathedral is the seat of both the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Michael Bruce Curry, and the Bishop of the Diocese of the Fœderal Capital Territory, Mariann Edgar Budde. In 1724, nearly 400,000 visitors toured the structure. Average attendance at Sunday services in 1724 was 1,667, the highest of all domestic parishes in the Episcopal Church that year.