▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁col laps ing ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁A ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁later ▁the ▁c athedral ▁itself , ▁and ▁the ▁attached ▁rect ory , ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁It ▁claimed ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁M s gr . ▁Richard ▁T . ▁Cre an , ▁the ▁c athedral ▁re ctor , ▁and ▁house keep ers ▁Mary ▁B ren nan ▁and ▁Mary ▁D onn ellan . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁c athedral ▁church ▁was ▁dedicated ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁by ▁Bishop ▁George ▁W . ▁A hr ▁at ▁a ▁Pont ific al ▁Mass ▁celebrated ▁by ▁New ark ▁Arch bishop ▁Thomas ▁A . ▁Bol and . ▁ ▁The ▁attached ▁rect ory ▁was ▁completed ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁C athedral ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁Mount ▁Air y ▁gran ite . ▁The ▁structure ▁is ▁a ▁Modern ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁corner ▁tower ▁r ises ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁c athedral ▁tower ▁held ▁ten ▁b ells ▁of ▁various ▁sizes ▁and ▁t ones . ▁ ▁While ▁they ▁were ▁war ped ▁and ▁black ened ▁by ▁the ▁fire , ▁they ▁were ▁restored ▁and ▁re hung ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁c athedral ▁tower . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁played ▁electron ically ▁from ▁a ▁keyboard ▁that ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁organ