List of Catholic churches in the United States
Louisiana
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Church

Image

Dates

Location

City, State

Description

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

1899 built
1984 NRHP-listed

626 Fourth St.
31°18′44.3″N 92°26′52.1″W﻿ / ﻿31.312306°N 92.447806°W﻿ / 31.312306; -92.447806

Alexandria, Louisiana

Late Gothic Revival

St. Joseph Cathedral

1855 built
1990 NRHP-listed

Main & 4th Streets

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Gothic Revival

Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales

1938 built

500 Goode Street

Houma, Louisiana

Gothic Revival

St. Philomene Church

1888 built
1983 NRHP-listed

LA 1
29°50′21″N 90°57′16″W﻿ / ﻿29.83917°N 90.95444°W﻿ / 29.83917; -90.95444﻿ (St. Philomene Catholic Church and Rectory)

Labadieville, Louisiana

Gothic Revival

St. John's Cathedral

1926 built
1979 NRHP-listed

515 Cathedral Street

Lafayette, Louisiana

Romanesque

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

1913 built
1994 NRHP-listed

935 Bilbo Street

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Italianate

St. Anne Church

1909 built
2001 NRHP-listed

417 St. Joseph St.
29°56′16″N 91°1′35″W﻿ / ﻿29.93778°N 91.02639°W﻿ / 29.93778; -91.02639﻿ (St. Anne Catholic Church (Napoleonville, Louisiana))

Napoleonville, Louisiana

Romanesque, Colonial Revival

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

1857-c. 1900 built
1974 NRHP-listed

145 Church St.
31°45′40″N 93°05′15″W﻿ / ﻿31.76111°N 93.08750°W﻿ / 31.76111; -93.08750﻿ (Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Natchitoches, Louisiana))

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Romanesque Revival

St. Alphonsus Church

1855 built
1973 NRHP-listed

2029 Constance Street

New Orleans, Louisiana

Italianate & Renaissance Revival, Late Victorian

St. Louis Cathedral-Basilica

1794 built

615 Pere Antoine Alley

New Orleans, Louisiana

The oldest continuously operating cathedral in the US

St. Mary's Assumption Church

1860 built
1971 NRHP-listed

Constance & Josephine Streets

New Orleans, Louisiana

Baroque Revival

St. Patrick's Church

1837 built
1974 NRHP-listed

724 Camp Street

New Orleans, Louisiana

Gothic Revival

St. Vincent De Paul Church

1866 built
1976 NRHP-listed

3051 Dauphine

New Orleans, Louisiana

Red brick

St. Elizabeth Church

1902 built
1983 NRHP-listed

LA 402
29°59′41″N 91°3′32″W﻿ / ﻿29.99472°N 91.05889°W﻿ / 29.99472; -91.05889﻿ (St. Elizabeth Catholic Church (Paincourtville, Louisiana))

Paincourtville, Louisiana

Gothic Revival

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1856 built
1979 NRHP-listed

LA 308
29°59′24″N 91°1′24″W﻿ / ﻿29.99000°N 91.02333°W﻿ / 29.99000; -91.02333﻿ (Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Plattenville, Louisiana))

Plattenville, Louisiana

Gothic Revival

Holy Trinity Church

1896 built
1984 NRHP-listed

315 Marshall Street

Shreveport, Louisiana

Romanesque Revival

Cathedral of St. John Berchmans

1928 built

939 Jordan Street
32°29′51.54″N 93°45′1.18″W﻿ / ﻿32.4976500°N 93.7503278°W﻿ / 32.4976500; -93.7503278

Shreveport, Louisiana

Gothic Revival

St. Joseph Co-Cathedral

1923 built
1986 NRHP-listed

721 Canal Boulevard
29°47′35″N 90°49′11″W﻿ / ﻿29.79306°N 90.81972°W﻿ / 29.79306; -90.81972

Thibodaux, Louisiana

Renaissance Revival

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St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria , located in Alexandria , Louisiana . The cathedral was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 29 March 1984 . The complex includes the cathedral building , St. Francis Academy ( erected in 1897 ) , and the rectory ( erected in 1896 and renovated in 1930 ) .
Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish , Louisiana , United States . It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state . It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area ( population 153,922 ) which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes . Its neighboring city is Pineville . In 2010 , the population was 47,723 , an increase of 3 percent from the 2000 census .
St. Joseph Cathedral ( Spanish : Catedral de San José ) is a Catholic cathedral located in downtown Baton Rouge , Louisiana , United States . It is the mother church of the Diocese of Baton Rouge , and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 22 , 1990 .
Baton Rouge ( /ˌbætən ˈruːʒ/ BAT-ən ROOZH ; from French , meaning 'red stick ' ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana . Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River , it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish , the most populous parish in Louisiana . It is the 99th most populous city in the United States , and second-largest city in Louisiana after New Orleans . It is also the 16th most populous state capital . As of the U.S. Census Bureau 's July 2018 estimate , Baton Rouge had a population of 221,599 , down from 229,493 at the 2010 census . Baton Rouge is the center of Greater Baton Rouge , the second-largest metropolitan area in Louisiana , with a population of 834,159 as of 2017 , up from 802,484 in 2010 and 829,719 in 2015 . The city of Baton Rouge is a major industrial , petrochemical , medical , research , motion picture , and growing technology center of the American South . It is the location of Louisiana State University , the LSU System 's flagship university and the largest institution of higher education in the state . It is also the location of Southern University , the flagship institution of the Southern University System , the only historically black college system in the nation . The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the 10th-largest in the United States in terms of tonnage shipped , and is the farthest upstream Mississippi River port capable of handling Panamax ships . This , as well as its status as a major port city , is largely due to the Huey P. Long - O.K . Allen Bridge , which was intentionally constructed under the governorship of Huey Long at a low height , preventing big tankers from making their way up-river , past Baton Rouge .
The Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales is a Catholic cathedral located in Houma , Louisiana , United States . Along with St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux it is the seat of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux .
Houma ( /ˈhoʊmə/ HOH-mə ) is the largest city in , and the parish seat of , Terrebonne Parish , Louisiana , United States . It is also the largest principal city of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city 's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish , which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government . The population was 33,727 at the 2010 census , an increase of 1,334 over the 2000 tabulation of 32,393 . Many unincorporated areas are adjacent to the city of Houma . The largest , Bayou Cane , is an urbanized area commonly referred to by locals as being part of Houma , but it is not included in the city 's census counts , and is a separate census-designated place . If the populations of the urbanized census-designated places were included with that of the city of Houma , the total would exceed 60,000 residents . The city was named after the historic Native American tribe of Houma people , believed to be related to the Choctaw . The United Houma Nation Tribe is recognized by the state of Louisiana , but it has not achieved federal recognition . Houma was rated as an Affordable city by Demographia 's 2013 International Housing Survey .
St. Philomene Catholic Church and Rectory is a historic Roman Catholic church along Louisiana Highway 1 in Labadieville , Assumption Parish , Louisiana . It was built in c.1888 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 . The church is a five-bay Basilica plan church with a central front tower with an octagonal spire . The rectory , listed as a contributing building , is contemporaneous with the church .
Labadieville is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Assumption Parish , Louisiana , United States . The population was 1,854 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist or La Cathédrale St-Jean , originally called l'Église St-Jean du Vermilion , is the cathedral and mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette . It was the first parish in Lafayette Parish , founded in 1821 , and was made cathedral upon the erection of the diocese in 1918 . The historic church , located at 515 Cathedral Street in downtown Lafayette , is the third structure built on the site . The land was donated in 1821 by Jean Mouton , a wealthy planter who had founded the town as Vermilionville . The cornerstone was laid in 1913 , and the church was completed in 1916 in the Dutch Romanesque Revival style . A large red and white brick structure , its notable features include stained glass produced in Munich depicting the life of the patron , oil paintings of Christ and the Apostles , and a Casavant Frères organ . St. John 's Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette . Notable burials include Jean Mouton , who donated the property for the church ; his son Alexandre Mouton , a U.S. senator and governor of Louisiana ; his grandson Alfred Mouton , a Confederate general in the American Civil War ; and Jefferson Caffery , a distinguished U.S. diplomat who was a Lafayette native . The church and a 7 acres ( 2.8 ha ) area comprising the Bishop 's residence and the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27 , 1979 .
Lafayette ( /ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt , ˌlæf-/ , French : [ lafajɛt ] ) is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish , Louisiana , located along the Vermilion River in the southwestern part of the state . The city of Lafayette is the fourth-largest in the state , with a population of 126,143 according to 2018 U.S. Census estimates . It is the principal city of the Lafayette , Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area , with a 2015 estimated population of 490,488 . The larger trade area or Combined Statistical Area of Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City CSA was 627,146 in 2015 . Its nickname is The Hub City .
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral located in Lake Charles , Louisiana , United States . It is the seat of the Diocese of Lake Charles . Immaculate Conception Parish was established in 1869 . The church was designed by the architectural firm of Favrot & Livaudais and it was built in 1913 . On January 29 , 1980 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Lake Charles and Immaculate Conception became the cathedral for the new diocese . The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7 , 1994 . The cathedral church enshrines a century old image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception made of Carrara marble . The venerated image was granted a Canonical coronation by the Pope Benedict XVI in 2013 .
Lake Charles ( French : Lac Charles ) is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana , located on Lake Charles , Prien Lake , and the Calcasieu River . Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish , it is a major industrial , cultural , and educational center in the southwest region of the state . As of the 2010 census , the population was 71,993 . Lake Charles is the principal city of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area , having a population of 202,040 . It is the larger principal city of the Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area , with a population of 225,235 . The 2010 population of the five-parish area of Southwest Louisiana was 292,619 . It is considered a regionally significant center of petrochemical refining , gaming , tourism , and education , being home to McNeese State University and Sowela Technical Community College . Because of the lakes and waterways throughout the city , metropolitan Lake Charles is often referred to as the Lake Area .
The St. Anne Catholic Church in Napoleonville , Louisiana is a historic Roman Catholic church which was built in 1909 . It is located about four blocks inland from Bayou Lafourche at 417 St. Joseph Street , as part of a two-block parcel which includes a contributing rectory ( 1895 ) and a contributing cemetery ( started 1874 ) , as well as three non-contributing buildings . It was added to the National Register in 2001 . It is a one-story basilica plan church reflecting Romanesque influence with a gable front flanked by two towers , one dating to c.1920 and reflecting Colonial Revival architecture . The church has a number of large round arch windows , with those on the nave and chancel topped by brick archivolts laid in corbelled concentric semicircles to suggest texture . As there are many other elements of styling in the design of the church which achieve a pleasing appearance , it was deemed an outstanding candidate for National Register listing in its nomination .
Napoleonville is a village and the parish seat of Assumption Parish , in the U.S. state of Louisiana . The population was 660 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area . The village is best known as the location where the film Because of Winn-Dixie , based on Kate DiCamillo 's Newbery Prize-winning novel , was shot . The book was set in ( fictional ) Naomi , Florida .
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a Minor Basilica located in Natchitoches , Louisiana , United States . It is also a parish church in the Diocese of Alexandria . The church building is the seventh structure to house the parish and was at one time the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Natchitoches . As the Church of the Immaculate Conception it was listed as contributing property in the Natchitoches Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places .
Natchitoches ( /ˈnækətəʃ/ NAK-ə-təsh ; French : Les Natchitoches ) is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish , Louisiana , United States . Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana , the community was named after the indigenous Natchitoches people . The City of Natchitoches was not incorporated until after Louisiana had become a state ( 1812 ) , on February 5 , 1819 . It is the oldest permanent settlement in the region . Natchitoches ' sister city is Nacogdoches , Texas . It is also the location of Northwestern State University .
St. Alphonsus Church ( French : Église Saint-Alphonse ) is a historic former church building at 2029 Constance Street in New Orleans , Louisiana . Completed in 1857 , it is one of the few surviving national examples of a richly multi-colored church interior predating the 1870s , and a high quality example of ecclesiastical Italianate architecture . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996 for its architectural significance . It is now home to the St. Alphonsus Art and Cultural Center .
New Orleans ( /ˈɔːrl ( i ) ənz , ɔːrˈliːnz/ , locally /ˈɔːrlənz/ ; French : La Nouvelle-Orléans [ la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃ ] ( listen ) ) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana . With an estimated population of 391,006 in 2018 , it is the most populous city in Louisiana . Serving as a major port , New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region of the United States . New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinct music , Creole cuisine , unique dialect , and its annual celebrations and festivals , most notably Mardi Gras . The historic heart of the city is the French Quarter , known for its French and Spanish Creole architecture and vibrant nightlife along Bourbon Street . The city has been described as the most unique in the United States , owing in large part to its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage . Founded in 1718 by French colonists , New Orleans was once the territorial capital of French Louisiana before being traded to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 . New Orleans in 1840 was the third-most populous city in the United States , and it was the largest city in the American South from the Antebellum era until after World War II . The city has historically been very vulnerable to flooding , due to such factors as high rainfall , low lying elevation , poor natural drainage and location next to multiple bodies of water . State and federal authorities have installed a complex system of levees and drainage pumps in an effort to protect the city . New Orleans was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina on August 29 , 2005 , which resulted in flooding more than 80% of the city , thousands of deaths , and so much displacement because of damaged communities and lost housing as to cause a population decline of over 50% . Since Katrina , major redevelopment efforts have led to a rebound in the city 's population .
The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis , King of France , also called St. Louis Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale Saint-Louis , Roi-de-France , Spanish : Catedral de San Luis ) , is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and is the oldest cathedral in continuous use in what would become the United States . It is dedicated to Saint Louis , also known as King Louis IX of France . The first church on the site was built in 1718 ; the third , under the Spanish rule , built in 1789 , was raised to cathedral rank in 1793 . The original St. Louis Cathedral was burned during the great fire of 1788 and was expanded and largely rebuilt and completed in the 1850s , with little of the 1789 structure remaining . Saint Louis Cathedral is in the French Quarter of New Orleans , Louisiana , United States , on the Place John Paul II ( French : Place Jean-Paul II ) , a promenaded section of Chartres Street ( rue de Chartres ) that runs for one block between St. Peter Street ( rue Saint-Pierre ) on the upriver boundary and St. Ann Street ( rue Sainte-Anne ) on the downriver boundary . It is located next to Jackson Square and facing the Mississippi River in the heart of New Orleans , situated between the historic buildings of the Cabildo and the Presbytère .
St. Mary 's Assumption Church is a National Historic Landmark church at Constance and Josephine Streets in New Orleans , Louisiana , U.S . The church was completed in 1860 , built for the swelling German Catholic immigrant population in the Lower Garden District section of the city ( the church across the street , Saint Alphonsus Church , was built at the same time for the swelling Irish Catholic immigrant population in the same area ) . Both churches are extremely beautiful and ornate .
St. Patrick 's Church is a Catholic church and parish in the Archdiocese of New Orleans , Louisiana , United States . The parish was founded in 1833 , and the current structure was completed in 1840 . It is the second-oldest parish in New Orleans ( the oldest parish is St. Louis Cathedral ) , located upriver from the French Quarter at 724 Camp Street in what is now the Central Business District . The building , a National Historic Landmark , is one of the nation 's earliest and finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture .
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Catholic Church , formerly St. Vincent De Paul Church , is a church in New Orleans listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The parish was founded in 1838 as the third parish in the city . The original parish boundaries intersected those of St. Louis Cathedral , New Orleans and served the French community . In fact , the French tradition was so strong that sermons were not given in English until the 1880s . In later years , its parish boundaries overlapped the boundaries of Holy Trinity Church , which served German residents . The church was originally housed in a wood frame building built in 1838 . In 1866 , a red brick building was built , in the basilica plan , and the original frame building became a school . The church added a clock tower in 1924 . Edward Ripoll , the original owner of Bud Rip 's Bar in New Orleans and a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 1988 , organized a golf tournament in the 1980s to help with repairs to St. Vincent de Paul and to assist surviving families of police officers killed in the line of duty . In 2001 , as part of a study of parish facilities , the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans announced that five parishes in the area would be merged into one parish . Annunciation , St. Cecilia , St. Gerard ( a parish for the hearing-impaired ) , Sts . Peter and Paul , and St. Vincent De Paul were merged into a new parish , Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos .
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church at 114 Louisiana Highway 403 in Paincourtville , Louisiana , in Assumption Parish , Louisiana . It was built in 1902 and added to the National Register in 1983 . It is a brick Basilica plan Gothic-style church . It has twin towers . Its gable front has a small rose window . Its interior has a small transept , three semi-hexagonal apses , and stained glass windows dating mainly to between 1906 and 1910 .
Paincourtville is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Assumption Parish , Louisiana , United States . The population was 911 at the 2010 census .
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary , also known as the Assumption Church , in Plattenville is a historic Roman Catholic church which was built in 1856 . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 . The area was settled by Canary Islanders and Acadians from 1779 on and the parish was formed in 1793 with its first church being little more than a shack . It was replaced by a more permanent one in 1819 , which in turn was replaced by this one in 1856 , quite close to the site of the 1793 church . The parish 's governing Fabrique , or council of wardens , reportedly appointed a committee to measure the Catholic church in Thibodaux , Louisiana , and
Plattenville is an unincorporated community in Assumption Parish , Louisiana , United States . The population was 1,965 at the 2000 census . [ citation needed ]
Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Shreveport , Louisiana was built in 1896 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 . The church also became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District when its boundaries were increased on April 29 , 2015 .
Shreveport ( /ˈʃriːvpɔːrt/ SHREEV-port ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana . It is the most populous city in the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area . Shreveport ranks third in population in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge and 133rd in the U.S . The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish , of which it is the parish seat . Shreveport extends along the west bank of the Red River ( most notably at Wright Island , the Charles and Marie Hamel Memorial Park , and Bagley Island ) into neighboring Bossier Parish . The population of Shreveport was 199,311 as of the 2010 U.S. Census . The United States Census Bureau 's 2018 estimates for the city 's population decreased to 188,987 , and grew to an estimated 189,149 . Shreveport was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company , a corporation established to develop a town at the juncture of the newly navigable Red River and the Texas Trail , an overland route into the newly independent Republic of Texas . Prior to Texas becoming independent , this trail entered Mexico . The city grew throughout the 20th century and , after the discovery of oil in Louisiana , became a national center for the oil industry . Standard Oil of Louisiana ( absorbed by Standard Oil of New Jersey and now part of ExxonMobil ) and United Gas Corporation ( now part of Pennzoil ) were headquartered in the city until the 1960s and 1980s . After the loss of jobs in the oil industry , the close of Shreveport Operations ( a General Motors vehicle factory ) , and other economic problems the city struggled with a declining population , poverty , drugs and violent crime .
The Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport , in Shreveport , Louisiana , United States . It is one of only eight parish churches in the world dedicated to the Jesuit Saint John Berchmans .
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Thibodaux , Louisiana , United States . Along with the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma it is the seat of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux . It is also the oldest parish in the diocese . The church building and rectory were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Joseph 's Co-Cathedral and Rectory on March 5 , 1986 as part of the Thibodaux Multiple Resource Area .
Thibodaux ( /ˈtɪbədoʊ/ TIB-ə-doh ) is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish , Louisiana , United States , along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish . The population was 14,567 at the 2010 census . Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area . Thibodaux is nicknamed Queen City of Lafourche .