CATHEDRAL OF ST RAYMOND

What CATHEDRAL OF ST RAYMOND does

The Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus is a Roman Catholic parish and the Mother Church (Cathedral) of the Diocese of Joliet, located at 604 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet, Illinois. Founded in 1917 from a subdivision of St. Patrick's Parish and designated the diocesan Cathedral in 1948 when the Diocese of Joliet was erected, the institution serves approximately 2,100 families across Will County and is the seat of Bishop Ronald A. Hicks. It operates an integrated campus comprising the Cathedral church (seating ~1,000 with a 70-foot decorated ceiling, 5,000+ square feet of imported mosaic glass windows, five cast bronze bells, and a 1954 Wicks pipe organ with 5,000+ pipes), a preschool-through-Grade-8 elementary school serving 300+ children, a Religious Education program serving 150+ students, and a Parish Commons facility linking worship and education.

The Cathedral generates revenue through a diversified portfolio of streams: recurring tithes and offerings from parishioners, religious education tuition ($200-$300 per student), sacramental fees for weddings ($1,000) and funerals ($450), Mass intention donations ($10 each), a Manna gift card fundraising program, Senior Club dues ($10/year), and ancillary fees. Online giving is facilitated through the Our Sunday Visitor platform, and communications are distributed via Flocknote (weekly email/text), a parish mobile app for Apple and Android, and a downloadable PDF weekly bulletin.

The institution is governed as a nonprofit religious entity under the spiritual authority of the Bishop of Joliet, with operational leadership provided by Rector Very Reverend William G. Dewan (since 2018), Parochial Vicar Fr. Luis Ron, Business Manager Pete Pluth, Grade School Principal Marjorie Hill, Director of Religious Education Katie Choudhary, Director of Music Stacy Sienko, and a staff of approximately 18. It hosts 24+ diocesan liturgical celebrations annually, including Adult Confirmation, Ordination, Chrism Mass, and the annual Marriage Anniversary Mass, functioning as both a local parish and the ceremonial hub for the seven-county Diocese of Joliet.

Name

CATHEDRAL OF ST RAYMOND

Legal name

Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus

Website

https://straymond.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus is the Roman Catholic Mother Church of the Diocese of Joliet, serving approximately 2,100 families in Will County, Illinois with worship, sacraments, a K-8 elementary school, and faith formation programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Catholic parish worship
• Catholic elementary education
• Religious education programs
• Sacramental ministry services
• Faith formation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Joliet

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Regular Sunday collection and voluntary donations from parishioners supporting parish operations and ministries
2. Wedding Fees: Church fee of $1,000 with $500 deposit required 30 days after booking and remaining $500 due 30 days prior to rehearsal
3. Funeral Offerings: Customary offering of $450 for church use, organist/pianist and cantor. Additional gratuities customary for priest/deacon and altar servers
4. Mass Intentions: Customary donation of $10 per Mass intention
5. Religious Education Tuition: One student $200, Two or more students $300, First Holy Communion sacrament fee $15, Confirmation sacrament & retreat fee applicable, Non-parishioner fee $50 additional
6. Manna Gift Card Program: Tuition reimbursement fundraising program offering local and nationwide grocery, retail, restaurant, gas station and specialty gift cards. Vendors donate percentage back to school/parish to help offset tuition costs
7. Senior Club Dues: Yearly membership $10 to offset cost of events and luncheons

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus is a Roman Catholic parish and the Mother Church of the Diocese of Joliet that provides worship services, Catholic sacraments, religious education, and a Catholic elementary school. It serves approximately 2,100 families in Will County through on-campus Mass, a preschool-through-Grade-8 grade school enrolling over 300 children, a Religious Education program for ages 4 through Grade 8, music ministry, and community ministries including the Manna gift card fundraising program and Seniors Club.

Product overview

The Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus is a Roman Catholic parish and mother church of the Diocese of Joliet. The institution offers religious education programs for children and adults, a Catholic elementary school (Pre-K through Grade 8), music ministry with choirs and ensembles, sacraments (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, Holy Orders), various parish ministries, and community support programs including a seniors club and a Manna gift card fundraising program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Religious Education Program
• Cathedral of St. Raymond Grade School
• Worship Services and Sacramental Ministry
• Wedding Ceremony Package
• Funeral Mass Service
• Manna Gift Card Program
• Seniors Club
• Cathedral Music Ministry
• Mass Intention Requests

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving approximately 2,100 families
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese of JolietcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1948The Cathedral serves as the Mother Church and seat of the Diocese of Joliet, home to Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, Bishop of Joliet. The diocese comprises DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will Counties.
• Sisters of St. Francis of Mary ImmaculateminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partnership since 1918 when Sisters welcomed 190 children during the school's first year. Previously staffed the school and commuted from St. Francis Academy.
• University of St. FrancisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical connection - early Masses were held at the Motherhouse chapel of St. Francis Convent (now University of St. Francis) while the first church was being built.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Old St. Patrick's Church (Chicago): Historic urban Catholic parish in Chicago with a parish school, robust music ministry, sacramental services, and active donor/communications program. Comparable integrated programming and historic architecture.
• Holy Name Cathedral (Chicago): Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Chicago, also a major urban Catholic cathedral with an attached grade school, parish ministries, and historic architecture. Closest structural peer to St. Raymond as another Illinois cathedral serving a large Catholic population.
• St. Mary of the Angels (Chicago): Large historic Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago with school, religious education, music ministry, and multi-generational families. Comparable in scale and integrated parish+school model.
• Cathedral of St. Peter (Rockford, IL): Cathedral of the Diocese of Rockford, a sister-diocese Catholic cathedral in Illinois with comparable parish+school model. Same diocesan-tier function within the Illinois Catholic structure.

Others

• Our Sunday Visitor (OSV): Catholic publishing and parish services provider whose technology platform powers the Cathedral's website, online giving, and bulletin tools. Adjacent technology/infrastructure vendor to the parish operation.
• Diocese of Joliet: Parent ecclesial authority that oversees St. Raymond and 100+ other parishes in seven Illinois counties. Relevant as the governing body for clergy assignments, diocesan-wide programs, and centralized services used by the parish.
• St. Vincent de Paul Society (Diocese of Joliet): Catholic charitable outreach organization that operates as a ministry at St. Raymond and across the Diocese of Joliet. Comparable in that it provides social services and depends on parishioner contributions in the same region.

Regional players

• St. John the Baptist (New Brighton, MN): Mid-sized Catholic parish with attached grade school and religious education program in a comparable Midwestern setting. Similar size (~2,000 families) and integrated parish+school model though not a cathedral.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CathedralofStRay
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cathedral-of-st-raymond
• Instagraminstagram.com/cathedralofstraymond

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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