After his passing, Bishop Baraga’s precious remains were placed in a plain, pine coffin and interred under the Cathedral in a specially-made crypt near the Blessed Virgin altar. In 1897, a crypt with six niches was built in the southwest corner of the new sandstone Cathedral after the first fire in 1879. Bishop Baraga’s body was lifted into a steel casket and placed in the lower tier at the southeast corner of the crypt. When the second fire destroyed the Cathedral in 1935, a Bishop’s Chapel was added to the restored Cathedral. A decision was made at this time to excavate the space under the chapel and build a crypt there. A distinct place of honor was reserved for the body of Bishop Baraga. The remains of Bishops Mrak, Vertin, Eis, Magner, and Noa lie in the crypt.

After Bishop Baraga was declared venerable in 2012, an above-ground chapel was built off the south-east side of the Cathedral, known as the Baraga Chapel. This chapel is the final resting place of Venerable Bishop Baraga. Inside you can find a marble sarcophagus in which he is laid to rest, stained glass windows depicting his life and labors, prayer cards, and a place for prayer intentions. This chapel is open and free to the public.