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San Agustin Church in 1892. The Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was established in 1755. Its founding residents wanted a Catholic church for a place of worship. The Bishop of Guadalajara, Francisco de San Buena Ventura, ordered the construction of a small mission chapel in 1760 which was the only place of worship until 1778.
In 1778, a stone church was erected to accommodate over two hundred families. In 1789, San Agustin parish was established in Laredo by the diocese. [3] Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish was erected in 1898 in Encinal. The first English-speaking diocese in Laredo, St Peter, was established in 1897. [3]
The church was literally gutted forcing Masses to be celebrated in the Parish Hall for nearly a year. On the Feast of St. Bernadette, April 16, 2002, Archbishop Michael Sheehan celebrated a Mass honoring the re-dedication of the church. The Archbishop was visibly inspired by the church’s new appearance.
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Midnight Mass at Church of St. Wenceslaus in Mikulov, Czech Republic Midnight Mass at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, New York City. In many Western Christian traditions, Midnight Mass is the first liturgy of Christmastide that is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve, traditionally beginning at midnight when Christmas Eve gives way to Christmas Day.
James Anthony Tamayo (born October 23, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Laredo in Texas since 2000. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas from 1993 to 2000.
The church was built in 1983–86, the architect being Vivina Rizzi; it is built of red brick on a square plan. [5] Pope John Paul II visited in 1990. [6] On 30 September 2023, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest. [7] Cardinal-protectors. Ángel Sixto Rossi (2023–present) [8]
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