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Founded in 1956 by the Carmelite order, Mount Carmel was the first Houston area Catholic high school established east of downtown and the first to serve greater Southeast Houston. From 1986 to 2008, it was administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
St. Michael Church (West Houston) - It is in proximity to the Houston Galleria. [80] St. Monica Church (Acres Homes) - The parish was established in 1964, and it originated from a mission established in the 1940s. [81] St. Nicholas Church (East Downtown [27] [82]) - It is Houston's oldest black Catholic church. [83]
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston is a Roman Catholic secondary school located on 6700 Mount Carmel Drive in Houston, Texas, United States.It was founded by the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus and continues to be a sponsored work of the Jesuits.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School (Houston) - It was about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Hobby Airport. [37] It opened in 1954, [38] and closed in 2020. [28] St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School (Houston) - In Kashmere Gardens, [39] it was established in 1955, [40] and closed 2020. [28]
Due to the tremendous growth in the city of Houston, in 1959, the Holy See permitted the Most Reverend Wendelin J. Nold, fifth bishop of the Galveston Diocese, to erect a cathedral of convenience in the city. [5] Because of its central location, he chose Sacred Heart Church, built in 1911, to serve as co-cathedral and installed an episcopal chair.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower, also called Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Thérèse Church, is a historic Catholic church in San Antonio, Texas. It is one of 84 minor basilicas in the United States and one of only four in the state of Texas. [2]
The student body represents fifty-one Catholic parishes and 101 zip codes across the Houston metropolitan area and is a community of 348 young women. As of the 2017–2018 school year, school's racial percentages are as follows: [2] Hispanic: 24%; White American: 48%; African-American: 9%; Multi-racial: 11%; Asian/Pacific Islander: 8%
The first Catholic church in Houston, St. Vincent's Church, opened in 1839. [8] That same year, the Vatican removed Texas from the Mexican Diocese of Linares o Nueva León and created the prefecture apostolic of Texas, covering the entire republic. Pope Gregory XVI named John Timon as the prefect of Texas. [9]