St. James Cathedral, founded in 1834, is the oldest Episcopal congregation in Chicago. Located at the corner of Wabash Avenue and Huron Street, in the bustling North Michigan Avenue neighborhood, we are a 400-member parish representing a broad cross section of people.

 St. James has been the Cathedral for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago since 1955. The diocese encompasses 41,000 members in 127 congregations reaching across the northern part of Illinois, from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River.

 
Who was St. James? James, the brother of John and the son of Zebedee and Salome, was a fisherman by trade, who left everything when Jesus called him to become his disciple. After Jesus' death and resurrection, he preached in Samaria, Judea, and Spain. He was the first Apostle to be martyred when, in Jerusalem at age 44, he was stabbed by King Herod Agrippa. A scallop shell is his symbol.

The colors and patterns that frame the pages of our web site are taken from the interior of St. James Cathedral, which is one of the finest examples of Victorian-Gothic
stenciling in the world.

St. James Cathedral
Wabash at Huron

Mailing Address & Office:
65 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611   
312-787-7360
Fax 312-787-9469

info@saintjamescathedral.org