Downtown Commercial in Calgary in Calgary Metropolitan Region, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Cathedral Church of the Redeemer

Registered Heritage Site

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2022

1. Cathedral Church of the Redeemer Marker

Inscription.
The Cathedral Church of the Redeemer was designated a Registered Heritage Site on September 16, 1974, under provisions of the Alberta Heritage Act, 1973.

The first Anglican Church in Calgary was a frame building erected just east of this site in 1884. Selected to become the bishop’s ‘temporary’ cathedral in 1889, it was thereafter known as the Pro-Cathedral. Amidst Calgary’s famous ‘Sandstone era,’ the parish replaced the frame church with this more elaborate structure in 1905. The church became the official cathedral for the Anglican Diocese of Calgary on June 8, 1949.

The Cathedral Church of the Redeemer was designed by J.C.M. Kieth of Victoria, B.C., and is characteristic of medieval churches in Germany. The buttresses, double transepts and modified tri-windows are its major Gothic features.

Designation of this site acknowledges the contributions made by the Anglican community to the architectural heritage of Alberta.

Erected by Government of Alberta.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 51° 2.799′ N,

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114° 3.614′ W. Marker is in Calgary, Alberta, in Calgary Metropolitan Region. It is in Downtown Commercial. It is at the intersection of 7 Avenue Southeast and 1 Street Southeast (Macleod Trail), on the right when traveling west on 7 Avenue Southeast. Marker is mounted at eye-level, on the southwest corner of the subject church, facing 7 Avenue Southeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 604 1 Street Southeast, Calgary AB T2G 5H8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alberta’s Calgary Area.

It is also in the Prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony

and also Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (here, next to this marker); This Cairn is Erected to Commemorate the Following (within shouting distance of this marker); North-West Travellers Building (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2022

2. Cathedral Church of the Redeemer Marker

(marker is mounted just to the left of the southwest entrance)

line); Raoul Wallenberg Corner (about 180 meters away); Doll Block (about 180 meters away); Thomson Block ~ 1893 (about 180 meters away); Calgary City Hall (about 180 meters away); Calgary World War Memorial (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Calgary.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Cathedral Church of the Redeemer

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1. Cathedral Church of the Redeemer.

The Church of the Redeemer, constructed 1904 to 1905 of rough-dressed, local sandstone, is an Anglican cathedral in downtown Calgary. The Gothic Revival-style building evokes an English parish church, and is distinguished by buttressed walls, pointed-arch stained-glass windows and a lofty barrel-vault ceiling. Commissioned in 1903, and inaugurated two years later, The Church of the Redeemer is among the finest and most substantial examples of Gothic Revival style architecture in Calgary.

(Submitted on April 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Cathedral Church of the Redeemer.

The present structure was erected during the era of sandstone
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2022

3. Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (west elevation)
building construction following the turn of the century. It is of local, rough cut Paskapoo sandstone, and has one of the oldest tin roofs in Calgary. It was completed and opened for services on July 30, 1905. In September, 1974, the Cathedral building was designated a Registered Heritage Site, under provisions of the Alberta Heritage Act, 1973. The Cathedral celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first service held in the building on July 30, 2005.

(Submitted on April 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2022

4. Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (southwest elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.