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This is a list of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.The archdiocese encompasses eight civil parishes in Louisiana: St. Bernard, Jefferson (except Grand Isle) [note 1], Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, and Washington.
Saint Mary's Academy - New Orleans - Has separate PK -7 girls' school, grade 4-7 boys' school - and 8-12 girls' school; St. Thérèse Academy for Exceptional Learners - Metairie - Established 2019, replacing Holy Rosary School and Our Lady of Divine Providence School; it occupies the former campus of the latter school. [8]
The 17th Street Canal forms the border between Metairie and New Orleans to the east. It is a principal community in Greater New Orleans. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Metairie CDP has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60.2 km 2), of which 23.2 square miles (60.1 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.18%, is water. [13]
St. Mary Magdalen Parish was established in 1842 by Pere Antoine Desire Megret. The first church, the remodeled home of Joseph LeBlanc, was built and dedicated in the spring of 1844. From the beginning it was placed under the invocation of Saint Mary Magdalen, a favorite saint among the descendants of the Acadian exiles all through South Louisiana.
St. Louis, King of France (Metairie) - On September 7, 1953, the school opened. Its initial enrollment was 40 students. Its peak enrollment was 1,500, though its initial enrollment was 40. The population decreased after new churches were established. [11] St. Mary Magdalene School (Metairie) St. Matthew the Apostle School (River Ridge)
500 St. Ann St. and 500 St. Peter St. 29°57′27″N 90°03′46″W / 29.9575°N 90.062778°W / 29.9575; -90.062778 ( Pontalba Buildings c. 1850 matching townhouse buildings with first-floor retail shops; on either side of Jackson Square , constructed by New Orleans native Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba
Dominican's life began in Louisiana with the arrival of seven Dominican sisters from St. Mary's Convent-Cabra, Dublin, Ireland, on November 5, 1860. The foundresses of St. Mary's Congregation in New Orleans, Mother Mary John Flanagan, Mother Mary Magdalene O'Farrell, Sister Mary Hyacinth McQuillan, Sister Mary Brigid Smith, Sister Mary Osanna Cahill, Sister Mary Xavier Gaynor, and Sister Mary ...
St. Mary's Academy is a private Catholic K-12 school in New Orleans, Louisiana run by the Sisters of the Holy Family. [3] Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest Black Catholic schools in the country. It admits girls and boys until grade 7, and admits only girls for grades 8-12.