Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral, sometimes referred to as Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh. As of 2012 the bishop seated at the cathedral was Michael Francis Burbidge. In 1924 North Carolina was the only state in the United States of America without its own Catholic diocese. Sacred Heart Cathedral is the smallest Roman Catholic cathedral in the continental United States. The cathedral is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina on Hillsborough Street. The Cathedral also hosts the Cathedral School, formally called the Sacred Heart Cathedral School, a Catholic elementary and middle school.