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The present-day Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge began with the work of French missionaries among the Native American peoples of the area. [2] The Jesuit priest Pierre Charlevoix celebrated the first mass in the Baton Rouge area in 1722. The first Catholic churches in the region were: St. Francis Chapel in Pointe Coupée in 1738 [3]
Pages in category "Churches in Baton Rouge, Louisiana" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. S.
West Baton Rouge Parish: 121: Port Allen: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. Was named Baton Rouge Parish until 1812. French phrase bâton rouge meaning red stick. A red stick was used by local Native Americans to mark the boundaries between tribal territories 28,266: 203 sq mi (526 km 2) West Carroll Parish: 123: Oak Grove: 1877: when ...
St. Gabriel Catholic Church (St. Gabriel, Louisiana) St. John High School (Plaquemine, Louisiana) St. Joseph Cathedral (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge) St. Michael the Archangel High School (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana) Joseph Vincent Sullivan
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery (Natchez, Louisiana) St. David's Episcopal Church (Rayville, Louisiana) St. Elizabeth Catholic Church (Paincourtville, Louisiana) St. Francis Chapel (New Roads, Louisiana) St. Gabriel Catholic Church (St. Gabriel, Louisiana) St. James Episcopal Church (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
The present church building, the Parish's third, was begun in 1853 [2] [3] [4] and completed in 1856. [ 5 ] The church was designated the cathedral church of the Diocese of Baton Rouge by Pope John XXIII in the bull of erection "Peramplum Novae Aureliae" dated July 22, 1961; the erection of the diocese took place on November 8, 1961, with Most ...
West Baton Rouge Parish Holy Family School (Port Allen) - It opened on September 5, 1949, with 146 students in Kindergarten through grade 3, with it becoming K-5 in 1950, and with one grade level per subsequent year until it was K-8, with 345 students, in 1953.
Pages in category "Churches in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.