Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago , Illinois is the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago , one of the largest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States . The current Archbishop of Chicago is Cardinal Blase J. Cupich . Holy Name Cathedral replaced the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of the Holy Name , which were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 , and was dedicated on November 21 , 1875 . A cornerstone inscription still bears bullet marks from the murder of North Side Gang member Hymie Weiss , who was killed across the street on October 11 , 1926
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
Holy Name Cathedral (Chicago)