Viator Guardian Angel Shrine as the co-cathedral for the southern portion of the Diocese. In 1977, His Excellency, Norman Francis McFarland, Bishop of Reno-Las Vegas designated the St. Their artistic accomplishments are demonstrated in the stained glass, mosaics, and the sanctuary mural of our Cathedral.Īll this time, the entire State of Nevada was one diocese: The Diocese of Reno. During his pastorate, the cathedral artwork was completed under the direction of the Piczek sisters from Hungary. Viator Roman Catholic Church and Guardian Angel Shrine. Viator’s Guardian Angel Shrine became a reality on October 2, 1963. With the help of several community leaders, the donation of the land on the Strip for the chapel and financial support from hotel owners, St. Viator’s parish and a chapel on the Strip for casino workers and tourists. His task was three-fold: Build a church and a school for St. Patrick Toomey, CSV was named pastor of St. Casino executive envisioned how this could benefit both the workers and the tourists and several agreed to assist in building such a chapel. Many expressed a desire to establish a Catholic chapel on the Strip. The first such Mass was celebrated in the showroom of the Royal Hotel and Casino in 1958.Īs time marched on, the showroom setting presented more and more difficulties. Crowley asking if he would be willing to offer a 4:30 AM Mass for Catholic cooks, bartenders, waiters, musicians, and others in the associated hospitality industry working in Strip hotels to fulfill their Sunday obligation before going home after the last shift.
Viator Roman Catholic Church at the corner of Eastern and Flamingo. He was the Food and Beverage Manager at the Stardust and Desert Inn hotels.
Guardian Angel Cathedral, Las Vegas – It all began more than fifty years ago. Viator co-cathedrals for the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas in 1977. Acknowledging the building’s importance to the community, Bishop Norman McFarland designated the Guardian Angel Shrine and a newly constructed St. In 1961 he donated land near the Desert Inn and by October 1963 Guardian Angel Shrine held its first mass. The idea of a conveniently located Catholic church for his casino workers appealed to the Jewish Dalitz. Churchless, Reverend Richard Crowley, approached Dalitz to donate land on the Strip. Viator was built in 1955 on the site of the former the city dump, the land proved to be unstable. The smaller complex was ultimately consumed by the giant “star and planet” themed hotel.įamilar with the Williams’ work on the Royal Nevada, Dalitz approached the architect with his plan to help the Catholic Diocese and replace their recently razed home church-St. The Stardust was one of the largest with 1000+ rooms, the largest pool and the largest casino in Nevada. The Williams’ and John Replogie designed Royal Nevada, built in 1955, was one of the last low profile hotels. Williams’ designed Guardian Angel Shrine for the Catholic Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas.ĭalitz and Williams’ Las Vegas relationship may date to the merger in the late 50s of the Royal Nevada with its neighbor on the Strip the Stardust Hotel.
(Nevada Journal online, 1996) In 1961 he donated land and funds to build the Paul R. He kept a California public relations firm on his payroll to inform the Las Vegas community of his on-going efforts to help his adopted city.
Using his own money along with union pension funds, he underwrote the construction of the Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas Country Club and made large donations to the Las Vegas Public Library System. After it was revealed in a 1950s Senate hearing that Dalitz was a top man in various crime syndicates, he decided to improve his public image and became an active philanthropist. A Detroit transplant, Moe was a legendary bootlegger, racketeer and early investor in the Las Vegas gaming industry. Las Vegas” for his efforts to shape the city into a modern metropolis. In the history of 20th century Nevada, Morris Barney Dalitz is often called “Mr. Guardian Angel Cathedral, Las Vegas has been serving the nearly 750,000 Catholics of Las Vegas and millions of visitors for nearly 60 years. Since the creation of the Diocese of Las Vegas in 1995, Guardian Angel has been the seat of the bishop, previously having been a parish of the Diocese of Reno. It is just off the Las Vegas Strip, north of the Encore hotel. Guardian Angel Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Winchester, Nevada, United States, in the Las Vegas Valley.
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