Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Lake Charles, Louisiana)

The cathedral church enshrines a century-old image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception made of Carrara marble.

The venerated image was granted a Canonical coronation by Pope Benedict XVI via Pontifical decree signed in 2012.

The coronation was presided by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, on August 22, 2013.

[2] The attached rectory and garage, which share the church's historic designation, were completed in the same year.

The complex was designed in a regional Romanesque Revival style typical of Lombardy in Italy.

A rubble stone grotto that contains a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was added to the church property in 1948.

A brick wing on the northeast side of the church contains a small chapel and parish life center.

The grotto on the cathedral grounds.