Back كاتدرائية كريستال Arabic كاتدرائية المسيح (جاردن جروف ، كاليفورنيا) ARZ Christ Cathedral German Katedralo Kristala Esperanto Catedral de Cristo (Garden Grove) Spanish کلیسای کریستال Persian Crystal Cathedral Finnish Crystal Cathedral French Christ Cathedral (Garden Grove) Frisian Katedral Garden Grove ID
| Christ Cathedral | |
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| Crystal Cathedral | |
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| 33°47′15″N 117°53′56″W / 33.787396°N 117.898933°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Previous denomination | Reformed Church in America (1980–2013) |
| Website | christcathedralcalifornia |
| History | |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founder(s) | Robert H. Schuller (as Crystal Cathedral) |
| Dedicated | 1980 (as Crystal Cathedral) 2019 (as Christ Cathedral) |
| Consecrated | 1980 (as Reformed Church in America) 2019 (as Catholic Church) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Philip Johnson John Burgee |
| Style | Modern architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1977 |
| Completed | 1980 |
| Construction cost | $18 million |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Orange |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Kevin Vann |
| Rector | Very Rev. Bảo Quốc Thái |
Christ Cathedral (Latin: Cathedralis Christi; Spanish: Catedral de Cristo; Vietnamese: Nhà Thờ Chính Tòa Chúa Kitô), formerly and informally known as the Crystal Cathedral, is an American church building and the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, located in Garden Grove, California. The reflective glass building, by the firm of Philip Johnson/John Burgee Architects, seats 2,248 people.[1][2] The church was touted as "the largest glass building in the world" when it was completed in 1981.[3] The building has one of the largest musical instruments in the world, the Hazel Wright Organ.[4][5]
From its opening in 1981 to 2013, the building was the principal place of worship for Crystal Cathedral Ministries (now Shepherd's Grove), a congregation of the Reformed Church in America, founded in 1955 by Robert H. Schuller. The ministry's weekly television program Hour of Power was formerly produced from the building. Crystal Cathedral Ministries filed for bankruptcy in October 2010 and in February 2012 sold the building and its adjacent campus to the Diocese of Orange for use as the diocese's new cathedral. The building, especially the interior, was renovated by Johnson Fain to accommodate the Catholic liturgy. De La Salle Christian Brother, William J. Woeger, FSC provided Liturgical Design consultation.[6]
Following the completion of construction, the building was consecrated and formally renamed "Christ Cathedral", the seat of the Diocese of Orange,[7][8] on July 17, 2019.[9]
- ^ Rojas, Rick (November 26, 2013). "Catholic Renovation of Crystal Cathedral to Begin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Cathedral Transformation FAQs". Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ Ferrell, David (April 6, 2015). "Crystal Cathedral founder Robert Schuller achieved his vision, but couldn't sustain it". Orange County Register.
- ^ Epstein, Benjamin (May 15, 1996). "Crystal Clear Devotion: Cathedral's Organist Will Be Happy to Solo With Four Seasons Symphony on Home Turf". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The Top 20 – The World's Largest Pipe Organs". Sacred Classics. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Liturgical consultant hired for Orange County’s Christ Cathedral" California Catholic Daily (January 23, 2013) Retrieved October 16, 2024
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esquivelwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kopetman, Roxana (October 11, 2012). "Catholics stage first event at Crystal Cathedral". Orange County Register. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ Kandil, Caitlin Yoshiko (July 18, 2019). "Crystal Cathedral is reborn as Christ Cathedral, the center of O.C. Catholicism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 18, 2019.