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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.
Construction of the original Trinity Church located at 2nd Avenue and Washington Streets was announced in 1885. New property was purchased, and plans were completed by the firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge of Boston to relocate the church on West Roosevelt Street. A quadrangle model was adopted to form the cathedral close. On one side was the ...
St. Mary's Basilica – officially The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – is a church of the Diocese of Phoenix located at 231 North 3rd Street at the corner of East Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was previously known as St. Mary's Church.
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 ]
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St. Mary's church was founded by Episcopalians seeking to establish an Anglo-Catholic community in the Diocese of Arizona. The first Mass was celebrated on the Feast of Christ the King, October 28, 1956, in a Phoenix storefront. Several supply priests served the growing mission parish until the first vicar, the Reverend Rodney Cobb, arrived in ...
Roman Catholic churches in Phoenix, Arizona (4 P) Pages in category "Churches in Phoenix, Arizona" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona was established by General Convention in 1959, but its history began 100 years before. Here are some important dates: February 15, 1860: Joseph C. Talbot consecrated at Christ Church, Indianapolis to be Missionary Bishop over the newly organized Northwest jurisdiction, covering nearly 900,000 square miles (2,300,000 km 2), including Nebraska, the Dakotas ...