St. James' Cathedral

St. James Cathedral is located in the central business district of Orlando, and serves as the Roman Catholic diocese of Orlando. Her current abbot is Father John McCormick. St James's Cathedral offers classes for children from preschool to eighth grade.

St. James’s Cathedral dates back to 1881, when Bishop John Moore of St. Augustine’s Diocese acquired land to establish the first Catholic church. The first permanent pastor, Father Felix P. Svemberg, arrived in 1885 to organize a meeting with the residents of the district.

The last reconstruction of the Cathedral experienced in 2009. The work included the restoration of masonry on the facades, which was laid during the interior design in 1970, lighting and installing windows taking into account the existing hurricanes, making it safe to be in the Cathedral during natural disasters. The marble altar, the throne of the tabernacle and the font were made to a special design in Carrara, Italy.