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  2. History of the Catholic Church in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Gesù Church, the first Catholic church in Miami and South Florida, was dedicated in 1896. [39] The Jesuits sent Reverend Conrad Widman to present-day Palm Beach in 1892 to serve as its first priest. He founded St. Ann Parish, the first parish in the area. The land for the church was donated by the developer Henry Flagler.

  3. St. James Cathedral (Orlando, Florida) - Wikipedia

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    St. James Parish traces its roots to May 20, 1881, when Bishop John Moore of the Diocese of St. Augustine, which then covered the entire state of Florida, purchased land to establish the first Catholic Church in the Orlando area. The first permanent pastor, Father Felix P. Swembergh arrived in 1885 to organize the congregation from the area's ...

  4. Basilica of St. Paul (Daytona Beach, Florida) - Wikipedia

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    The Rev. William J. Mullally arrived in 1923 and made plans to build a school and a new church. The school, which opened in 1925, was the only Catholic school on Florida's East Coast between St. Augustine and West Palm Beach at that time. He built the present church, which was completed in 1927. Construction costs totaled around $250,000. [1]

  5. Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine - Wikipedia

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    From 1763 to 1784, Florida fell under British rule, and reconstruction was forgotten. After Spain regained the colony in 1784, a new sense of pride in the citizenry led to the large-scale construction of the current church from 1793 to 1797. It became a cathedral in 1870 and a minor basilica in 1976.

  6. Category : Churches on the National Register of Historic ...

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    St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church (Titusville, Florida) St. George Episcopal Church (Jacksonville) St. James A. M. E. Church (Sanford, Florida) St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church; St. John's Baptist Church (Miami, Florida) St. John's Episcopal Church (Tallahassee, Florida) St. Joseph Catholic Mission Church

  7. Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg - Wikipedia

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    In 1889, Bishop John Moore asked the Benedictines to establish several mission churches on the Florida Gulf Coast from Pasco County northward. [15] Saint Mary, Our Lady of Grace, founded in 1908, was the first Catholic parish in St. Petersburg. [16] The first Catholic church in Clearwater, St. Cecilia, was dedicated in 1924. [17]

  8. Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea (Key West, Florida)

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    It was the first Catholic School in the state of Florida. [7] The sisters bought the present school property in 1874. The Convent of Mary Immaculate, later known as Mary Immaculate High School, operated from 1886 to 1986, St. Francis Xavier School for blacks operated from 1872 to 1961, a school for Cuban girls operated from 1873 to 1878 and St ...

  9. Cathedral of Saint Mary (Miami) - Wikipedia

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    Mary's Church was announced by the Vatican as the new Cathedral. On October 7, 1958, Auxiliary Bishop Coleman F. Carroll of Pittsburgh was installed as the first bishop of Miami. Shortly thereafter, renovations for the cathedral began and included the addition of a bronze bell weighing more than two tons, and the installation of the cathedral's ...