[1] Immaculate Conception parish was established by Bishop Thomas Sebastian Byrne of the Diocese of Nashville in 1921.

A major renovation of the cathedral was completed in 2001 and was dedicated by Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVD on December 8 of that year.

In 2011 there were 800 families in the parish and 430 students in the school[3] The cathedral is a Spanish Colonial Revival style structure.

The main facade features three round arch entrance portals, a rose window, and a stone cross on the central pediment.

They are capped with copper covered domes surmounted with a cross that reach to a height of 115 feet (35 m).

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