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The first Catholic immigrants to the Kentucky area came from Maryland in 1785. By 1796, approximately 300 Catholic families were living in the new state of Kentucky. [ 1 ] Among the early missionaries was Stephen Badin , who set out on foot for Kentucky on in 1793, sent by Bishop John Carroll of the Diocese of Baltimore .
After Flaget's death in 1850, Spalding automatically succeeded him as bishop of Louisville. When Spalding became bishop, the diocese had a Catholic population exceeding 30,000, with 43 churches, ten chapels, and 40 priests. [13] One of his first acts was to visit every parish, school and other Catholic institution in the diocese.
Sports teams compete under the title "The Ascension Longhorns". The school won the 2019 Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award. The school is in the St. Regis Park neighborhood of Louisville,Kentucky currently serves about 370 students with 35 teachers plus supporting staff. It teaches the core curriculum, in addition to art, music, computer ...
The school was formed in 1951 through the merger of two secondary schools: St. Catherine's Academy, founded in 1823, and Lexington Latin High, founded in 1924. Lexington Catholic moved to its current location in 1957. In 2007, the school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. [4]
The first school in Daviess County was St. Francis Academy. [1] It was opened by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1849. The same year that St. Stephen's became a cathedral, 1939, its first parish school opened on Frederica Streets with five grades. In 1951 Owensboro Catholic High School replaced St. Francis Academy. A new St. Stephen's ...
The Covington Catholic Colonels were playing for their first state championship since 2019, and their first in Class 4A, against Boyle County Friday.
The Piarist School is a private, Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Hagerhill, Kentucky. It is operated by The Piarist Fathers ( Piarists ) independent of and with the blessing and spiritual support of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington .
As of 2018, Owensboro Catholic has won 10 Kentucky High School Athletic Association championships: Baseball: 1985 Fastpitch softball: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009 (runners-up in 2001, 2004, 2006, 2013)