Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut)

Christ Church
Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church
41°46′6″N 72°40′27″W / 41.76833°N 72.67417°W / 41.76833; -72.67417
Location955 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal Church
History
Founded1795
ConsecratedDecember 23, 1829
Architecture
Architect(s)Ithiel Town
Nathaniel Sheldon Wheaton (tower)
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1827-1829
Completed1939 (tower)
Administration
DistrictNorth Central
ProvinceNew England
DioceseConnecticut
Clergy
BishopJeffrey W. Mello
DeanMiguelina Howell
CanonRamon Antonio Garcia
PriestJay Cooke
Deacon(s)Bonnie Matthews
Rebekah Hatch
Ranjit K. Mathews
D Littlepage
Laity
Director of musicMarianne Vogel
SacristanJohn Scott
Christ Church Cathedral
NRHP reference No.83003558
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1983


Christ Church Cathedral is a historic church at 955 Main Street in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in the 1820s to a design by Ithiel Town, it is one of the earliest known examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, whose offices are next door at 45 Church Street. The cathedral reported 469 members in 2025 and 125 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the congregation in 2024 was $201,810 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 98.