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French Catholic émigrés established the first church after they fled Haiti in 1799, following the outbreak of slave rebellions that began on the Caribbean island in 1791. [3] [4] It became the main church for free blacks from Haiti in the early 19th century. [5] Construction began on the new Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in 1873.
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, Georgia. On July 8, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Parkes as bishop of Savannah. [9] [10] On September 23, 2020, he was consecrated by Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, with his brother Gregory and Noonan as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah.
The parish quickly grew and selected another site on Drayton and Perry Streets. A church constructed of brick and seating 1,000 people was dedicated in 1839. The Church of St. John the Baptist became a Cathedral in 1850 when the Diocese of Savannah was erected and a new building was planned on Abercorn Street.
Bishop Stephen Parkes sanctifies the alter for Holly Communion during the St. Patrick's Day Mass on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist.
The Diocese of Savannah (Latin: Dioecesis Savannensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southern Georgia in the United States. [1] The mother church of the diocese is Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist in Savannah. [1] The patron saint is John the Baptist.
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In 1961, he was posted as associate pastor at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Parish in Savannah, remaining there until 1962. While serving at the cathedral, Boland started working on a master's degree, attending the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. during the summers of 1962, 1963 and 1964.
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