of New York, with bishops John J. Conroy and John Loughlin serving as co-consecrators, on the following March 11. When the Diocese of Boston was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese on February 12, 1875, Williams became its first Archbishop. Ground was broken for the new, larger Cathedral on April 29, 1866. The rites of dedication were performed in December 1875 by Archbishop Williams. His Jubilee celebration was sung by The Sanctuary Choir of the Cathedral in Boston on May 17, 1895 and the book containing the music sung was published by G. De La Motte that year. The Mass was sung in Latin. References 1822 births 1907 deaths American Roman Catholic clergy of Irish descent Roman Catholic bishops of Boston Roman Catholic archbishops of Boston 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States Burials at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston)