In 1836, Father Louis Mueller was appointed the first resident pastor of the Fort Wayne Territory in the Vincennes Diocese.

Bishop John Luers designated St. Augustine's as his cathedral, while at the same time making plans for a larger, more permanent church.

[3] The large sanctuary window of Mary was made in Benoit's home country of France and installed in the summer of 1861.

[3] Twelve stained-glass windows from the Royal Bavarian Art Institute, in Munich depict scenes from the Life of Mary.

The Cathedral building still stands today, maintained through various renovations over the decades, the most recent by Schenkel and Sons, Inc.

classes (formerly the Cathedral Boys School), and the Rectory (the priests' residence), and the grave of the last Miami Indians chief, Joseph Richardville.