Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Chicago)

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
	The Annunciation Cathedral
	Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Location	1017 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, Illinois
Country	United States
Denomination	Greek Orthodox Church
Website	https://annunciationcathedralchicago.org/
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Cathedral
Style	Byzantine
Completed	1910
Construction cost	$100,000 ($3,500,000 in current dollar terms)
Administration
Metropolis	Metropolis of Chicago
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of America
Clergy
Archbishop	Nathanael (Symeonides)
Dean	V. Rev. Archimandrite Nephon Tsimalis

The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox cathedral located in Chicago, Illinois. It is the mother church of the Metropolis of Chicago, and serves as the episcopal seat of the Metropolitan of Chicago. The current membership includes some 400 families.^[1]

History

The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral was established in 1892 by a Greek immigrant community from Laconia and the Greek Islands. In 1909, the Greek Orthodox community paid $18,000 for the lot of city land on which the cathedral stands today.

In 1910, the cathedral was complete with a total cost of around $100,000. It was built after an Athenian cathedral and is currently the oldest surviving Chicago building in the style of a Byzantine church.

The burden of the Great Depression prompted the Greek Orthodox community to rally together and save the churches from financial ruin through various fundraising activities. Also in this era, the entire building was raised from its foundation and moved back to accommodate for the widening of LaSalle Street.^[1]