Those who prefer churches grand and traditional call Epiphany one of the last such edifices built in the archdiocese. With an English Gothic theme, designed by Edward J. Schulte in 1953, this house of God has it all.

Gold, marble, masonry arches, interior walls of sandstone quarried by monks of St. Meinrad, Ind., and frescoes.

Its jeweled stained-glass windows in bold color are the work of Erhard Stoettner, master craftsman and the T.C. Esser Co.: seven in the sanctuary representing the sacraments, a rose window and 16 others in the transepts that depict the life of Christ.

An imposing Lannon Stone exterior with limestone trim is flanked with two strong bell towers reaching 103 feet skyward.

Founded in 1901 for Irish and German parishioners (Cardinal George’s grandparents were among them), its families now are mostly young Mexican-Americans with a lively devotion to the Virgin of Guadalupe and Cristo Rey (Christ the King), Epiphany’s patron.

Pastor: Father Peter B. McQuinn
Masses: Sundays 8 and 10 a.m.; noon and 7 p.m.
Seating capacity: 1,100
Phone: (773) 521-1112
Parish founded: 1991

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