to St. Theresa of Lisieux and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The main altar is carved from black Marquina Florido marble, imported from Spain, and, before the renovation, was covered with an oak baldachin supported by marble columns. The pulpit is carved from white oak by German artisan August Schmidt. Around the apse are statues of the eight authors of the New Testament. Each statue stands under a carved flèche. Ernest M. Skinner organ The cathedral houses a large 4 manual Ernest M. Skinner pipe organ, their opus 820 (1930). The instrument was personally finished by Ernest Skinner, and formally dedicated in 1931 by Palmer Christian, professor of organ at the University of Michigan. It contains 75 stops and 76 ranks (sets) of pipes, totaling 4,916 pipes. These pipes range in length from 7 inches to over 32 feet. According to the Cathedral Music page on the Holy Rosary Website this fine Skinner organ represents the culmination of his career and reflects the influences of Willis, Cavaille-Coll, and G. Donald Harrison. The instrument remains virtually unaltered from its original installation, and stands as one of the crown musical jewels of the cathedral, and of the City of Toledo. In 2009 the instrument received an historical citation from the Organ Historical Society. Its sister organ resides in the peristyle concert hall in the Toledo Museum of Art. Restoration In 2000, the cathedral parish completed a restoration of the church interior which removed many decades of soot from coal-fired and oil-fired boilers to return the original brilliance and luster of the mosaic works of art. In the 2000s, the parish and diocese re-landscaped the grounds, and re-stoned the paths to the entrances of the building to match the theme, style and color of the stonework on the façade. Around the same time, the parking lot received gates and stone corner-pieces matching the paths and the building. The church also bought a second lot across the street. Dimensions Overall Length - Overall Width - Height from floor to peak - Normal Seating - 1400 Rose Window - in diameter Tabernacle height - See also List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States List of cathedrals in the United States Churches Named for the Rosary References External links Official Cathedral Site Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo Official Site Roman Catholic cathedrals in Ohio Culture