Venue Guide

Christ The King

299 Colony Blvd.

Lexington , KY 40502

Christ the King Parish was formed on Sunday, July 22 1945, when the first mass was held in the Chapel of St. Catherine’s Academy on North Limestone Street. The first pastor, father George J. O’Bryan, led the original congregation numbering about 100. Due to ill health, the Rev. Richard Garland O’Neill, a Lexington native, soon replaced him. On May 12, 1946 services were conducted for the first time at our current site, Colony and Providence Roads, in a prefabricated structure. The building, which eventually had 2 additions built on to it, was moved here from the Diocese of Covington. Christ the King School began classes in the present school building in the fall of 1951, staffed by the Sisters of Divine Providence. From 1965-1967 the current church, in a contemporary cruciform design, and the rectory were constructed at a cost of $1.5 million. They were dedicated in May 1967. The diocese of Lexington was formed on March 2, 1988 for a 50 county area of Kentucky with the Most Rev. J. Kendrick Williams installed as bishop and pastor of the Cathedral of Christ The King. That same year the Baptistry was converted to the Eucharistic Chapel to serve as a 24-hour prayer center for the parish. The Cathedral Center, adjacent to the church, was completed in august, 1992. During the Jubilee Year 2000, a renovation of the school and office facility was initiated. http://cathedral.cdlex.org/