Founded by Jacob Steigerwald in 1897, the company is now in its fourth generation of Steigerwald family management and is one of the leading suppliers of church candles in the U.S.[1] German candlemaker Jacob Steigerwald came to the United States in 1880 when the Baumer Candle Company recruited him to work as a supervisor for their Syracuse factory.
After sixteen years, Baumer merged with another Syracuse candlemaker to expand their business into the residential market, so Steigerwald found his own company focused exclusively on church candles.
Cathedral Candle Company opened at 510 Kirkpatrick Street in 1897, where it still maintains its sole manufacturing operation today.
[2] Cathedral Candle Company makes candles for Christian churches, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox denominations.
[3] Cathedral Candles have been used by bishops, cardinals, and popes, including Benedict XVI during his 2008 visit to the United States.