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Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory

Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory, Catholic cathedral in Victoria, United States

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory is a modern Catholic church in Victoria featuring clean geometric lines, white walls, and expansive glass windows throughout its structure. The building is defined by its bright interiors and straightforward architectural forms.

In 1956 the O'Connor families donated 20 acres for a new parish, and Tom O'Connor Jr. gave over $600,000 in memory of his wife Junie Broussard O'Connor, whose name is on the cornerstone. Archbishop Robert E. Lucey of San Antonio laid and blessed that stone on April 7, 1957; Bishop Stephen A. Leaven dedicated the church on July 14, 1958, and it was consecrated on November 4, 1958, with relics of St. Severian and Pope St. Urban in the altar. Msgr. Frederick O'Beck planned the parish, and Rev. Henry Rolf became first pastor on July 12, 1958. It became a cathedral in 1982, when Pope John Paul II erected the Diocese of Victoria.

The cornerstone bears the name of Junie Broussard O'Connor, whose husband Tom O'Connor Jr. gave over $600,000 toward the church in her memory. The altar holds relics of St. Severian and Pope St. Urban, placed there at the 1958 consecration. Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, opened in September 1957, still teaches grades 3K through 8 and marked its 65th anniversary in 2022.

The cathedral stands next to the former Town Plaza Mall site; the parish converted the old J.C. Penney store there into the Cathedral Center, completed in 2017, which holds the parish hall and meeting rooms. A driveway and green space separate the parish buildings from the University of Houston–Victoria facility on the rest of the former mall land.

In 2019, the building underwent a major renovation project that restored original murals and refurbished wooden pews. This restoration also addressed water damage that had affected the structure.

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28.82400,-96.99150
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