[4] The diocese's first bishop, John Shanley, moved his residence to the Island Park area of Fargo in 1891.

Shanley donated a large portion of the funds that he had personally raised for the new cathedral to reconstruct the city after the fire.

[3] St. Paul, Minnesota architect Edward P. Bassford designed the present church building in the Romanesque Revival style.

The vestibule at the southern entrance was expanded in 2011 to comply with guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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