Fire Heavily Damages Historic Catholic Church in Madison; St. Raphael Cathedral Was Built in 1854

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Madison A fire tore through St. Raphael Cathedral on Monday, destroying the roof of Madison's oldest church and damaging its recently renovated steeple.

Madison Bishop Robert Morlino said church officials need to determine the condition of the structure the seat of the 11- county, Roman Catholic diocese before deciding whether the building can be saved or whether a new cathedral would have to be built from the ground up.

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Fire Heavily Damages Historic Catholic Church in Madison; St. Raphael Cathedral Was Built in 1854

"I feel kind of like a father would feel when he loses his home," Morlino said. "It's not that he doesn't have sons and daughters who have homes he can go to, but he doesn't have ...

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