holy ghost byzantine catholic church

Receiving its charter by the state of Ohio on October 8, 1909, the Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church opened in 1910 in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood to serve Rusyn immigrants. The parish quickly grew and by 1938 the church served nearly 900 families.

Designed by architects M. E. Wells and Joseph Duvalosky, the church was built for $15,000. Reflecting its dual religious heritage, the church blends features of both Byzantine- and Romanesque-style architecture.

The church closed its doors in 2009, later reopened by Bishop John Kudrick as the Byzantine Catholic Cultural Center, and closed for good in 2015. After 7 vacant years, The Elliot brought this once vibrant building back to life to serve as a secular event venue for weddings, corporate events, community gatherings, and the like.

Holy Ghost, 1949: Image courtesy of Special Collections, Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University