[2] It is located at the corner of Jay Street and Cathedral Place in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City.

[1] The cornerstone for the new cathedral was laid, and the walls built to a height of 10 to 20 feet before construction was stopped due to inadequate funds; of the planned complex, only a chapel (no longer extant) and the Bishop's residence (now LaSalle Hall of Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School) were completed.

[4] In 1896, Louglin's successor Bishop McDonnell designated a St. James Cathedral a pro-cathedral, anticipating the completion of Immaculate Conception.

[1] The newly elected Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, and formally designated it as a basilica in 1982.

[6][7] While officially the cathedral for the diocese, many major ceremonies are held at larger churches because of St. James' small size.