Cathedral Church Of Saint Matthew, Dallas, Texas
The Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew is an Episcopal cathedral church located at 5100 South Ross Avenue in Dallas, Texas, in the United States.
The cathedral is the official seat of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas and is sometimes called the mother church of the diocese. It is listed by the Texas Historical Commission as a historic landmark.
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