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Now part of the Catholic Community [1] St. Luke Church, 1211 E. 15th St, Douglas Now part of the Catholic Community [2] St Bernard Church, 2308 N. Mc Kinley St, Pirtleville: Now part of the Catholic Community [3] Our Lady of Lourdes 386 E. 5th St, Benson Founded in 1894, current church dedicated in 1949 [4] Our Lady of the Mountains
The first Catholic presence in southern Arizona was the Mission San José de Tumacácori near Nogales, founded in 1691. [2] It was established by Reverend Eusebio Kino to minister to the Sobaipuri Native Americans, part of a string of missions he found in the northern desert regions of the Spanish Empire.
The first Catholic church in Phoenix, the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was dedicated in 1881. It would remain the only parish in the city until 1924. [ 9 ] Also in 1881, the first Catholic church was constructed in Tempe - it would be replaced in 1903 by Old St. Mary's Church . [ 10 ]
The Saint Thomas Indian Mission is a Catholic mission in Winterhaven, California. It was dedicated in 1923, and its design replicates the Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción , which once stood on the site.
Permission was granted to acquire the property of the former St. Thomas the Apostle Antiochene Orthodox Church in 1968. The first Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Easter Sunday. [1] The church was dedicated by Bishop Stephen Kocisko under the patronage of St. Stephen, the Proto-Martyr, on June 28, 1968. The Rev. Paul Bovankovich was appointed ...
Saints Simon and Jude Church was dedicated on December 11, 1966. In 1969, Pope Paul VI erected the Diocese of Phoenix and elevated Saints Simon and Jude Church to Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral. [1] Pope John Paul II celebrated a mass at the cathedral on September 14, 1987, during his papal visit to the United States.
Thomas Joseph O'Brien (November 29, 1935 – August 26, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Phoenix from 1982 to 2003. O'Brien resigned as bishop in 2003 after his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
Sacred Heart Church (Tombstone, Arizona) Saint Anthony's Church (Casa Grande, Arizona) Saint Mary's Catholic Church (Kingman, Arizona) Old St. Mary's Church (Tempe, Arizona) St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Bisbee, Arizona) Santa Ana del Chiquiburitac Mission Site; Santa Cruz Catholic Church; Santa Rita Hall