Cathedral Church of the Nativity

Cathedral Church of the Nativity
Cathedral Church of the Nativity
Location321 Wyandotte St.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal Church in the United States of America
Websitewww.nativitycathedral.org
History
Former name(s)1865, Church of the Nativity; 1900, Pro-Cathedral Church of the Nativity; 1944, Cathedral Church of the Nativity
FoundedNovember 8, 1862
FounderWilliam Heysham Sayre
ConsecratedApril 19, 1865 & November 1, 1888
Architecture
Architect(s)E.T. Potter (1865 building, current transepts)
E.M. Burns (1887 nave & apse)
Architectural typeEnglish Gothic Revival
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1864, 1887
Administration
DioceseSusquehanna
Clergy
BishopAudrey Scanlan
DeanJon Stratton
Nativity Episcopal Cathedral
Coordinates40°36′41.12″N 75°23′01″W / 40.6114222°N 75.38361°W / 40.6114222; -75.38361
Part ofFountain Hill Historic District (ID88000450)
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1988

The Cathedral Church of the Nativity is an Episcopal cathedral in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was the seat of the former Diocese of Bethlehem, and is now a co-cathedral of the Diocese of the Susquehanna, formed in 2026 from a reunion between the Diocese of Bethlehem and the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. In 1988 it was listed as a contributing property in the Fountain Hill Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.