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Most of the early Catholic settlers in Kentucky were English Catholics from Maryland. [4] The Vatican in 1789 elevated the prefecture to the Diocese of Baltimore, the first diocese in the United States, covering the entire nation. [3] The first Catholic church west of the Appalachian Mountains, Holy Cross, was constructed at Pottinger Creek in ...
The church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House is a historic Roman Catholic church and home located at Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. The church is a brick, cross-shaped plan with a round apse. It was designed by Baltimore architect Maximilian Godefroy and built 1813–1816. It closely resembles Godefroy's earlier St. Mary's ...
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church (Paducah, Kentucky) Saint Francis of Assisi Complex; St. George's Roman Catholic Church (Louisville) St. James Catholic Church (Louisville, Kentucky) Saint James' Episcopal Church (Pewee Valley, Kentucky) St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (Wilder, Kentucky) St. John's Methodist Church (Shelbyville ...
The Roman Catholic St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, is a minor basilica in the United States.Construction of the cathedral began under the Diocese of Covington's third bishop, Camillus Paul Maes, in 1895 to replace an 1834 frame church that was inadequate for the growing congregation.
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. [3] 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.
The diocese included most of Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. In 1841, the diocese was moved from Bardstown to Louisville, and Saint Louis Church became Saint Louis Cathedral. Bishop Flaget, now the Bishop of Louisville, decided in 1849 that a new cathedral should be built.
The present church and rectory were built in the Modern and Art Deco architectural styles from 1965 to 1967 for $1.5 million. [1] On January 14, 1988 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Lexington, [3] and Christ the King became the cathedral for the new diocese. The Cathedral Center was added to the parish facilities in 1992.
The St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a historic church at 434 Church Street. It was built in 1859 and added to the National Register in 1975. It has also been known as St. Joseph's Church. [1] It was added to the National Register because it possesses exceptional interest for its history and architecture. [2]