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When McGill arrived in Richmond in 1850, the diocese had 7,000 Catholics, eight priests, and 10 churches. [9] He convened the first diocesan synod in 1855. During his tenure, Virginia was devastated by yellow fever and cholera epidemics. Pius IX in 1858, transferred the territory of Alexandria to the Diocese of Richmond.
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond.The property is located along North Laurel Street at 823 Cathedral Place, facing Monroe Park one block north of Main Street.
Saint Bede Catholic Church (Williamsburg, Virginia) St. Paul's Catholic Church (Portsmouth, Virginia) St. Stephen, Martyr Roman Catholic Church; St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Newport News, Virginia)
Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Richmond, Virginia, United States.It is the oldest Catholic church in the city. From the erecting of the Diocese of Richmond in 1850 until the completion of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in 1906, St. Peter's Church served as the cathedral and seat of the diocese. [3]
The parish began in 1791 as Saint Patrick Church founded by French Catholics fleeing the French Revolution who were joined by some of the earliest Irish Catholic immigrants to the United States. St. Patrick's was the oldest parish in the Richmond Diocese and predated the formation of the diocese by 29 years. [4]
Walter Francis Sullivan (June 10, 1928 – December 11, 2012) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia from 1974 to 2003. Sullivan served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1970 to 1974.
The Church of the Sacred Heart, is a Catholic church in Richmond, Virginia that was built in 1901. The congregation was initially Irish and German. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]