▁John ▁D ’ Ar cy ▁of ▁Cam den ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁architect . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁North ▁ 2 5 th ▁and ▁How ell ▁Stre ets ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Rev . ▁Al phon se ▁Lehr sch oll ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁past or . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁was ▁rep a ired . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁when ▁the ▁present ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁West field ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁ten ▁years ▁later ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁fire ▁ha z ard . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Modern ▁architect ural ▁style ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁St . ▁Patrick ’ s ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁pro - c athedral ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁c athedral ▁dow nt own , ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception , ▁is ▁rather ▁small ▁in ▁size . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Rom ero ▁Center ▁Min ist ries ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁convent . ▁The ▁found ing ▁date ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁assign ation ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ’ s ▁Arch bishop ▁Ó scar ▁Rom ero