This is a list of the Roman Catholic churches in the Diocese of Charleston, which encompasses the entire State of South Carolina in the United States. It does not include mission churches.[1]
Parish est. | Church name | Image | Location | Current building | Description/sources | |
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1790 to 1850 | ||||||
1791 | St. Mary of the Annunciation | Charleston | 1806 | The first Catholic church in the Carolinas[2] | ||
1821 | Minor Basilica of St. Peter | Columbia | 1824 | The first Catholic church in Columbia.[3] | ||
1821 | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | Charleston | 1868 | Cathedral for the Diocese of Charleston.[4] | ||
1837 | St. Patrick | Charleston | 1899 | [5] | ||
1839 | St. Anne and St. Jude Parish | Sumpter | 2023 | [6] | ||
1842 | St. Peter | Cheraw | [7] | |||
1845 | Stella Maris | Sullivan's Island | [8] | |||
1846 | St. Peter | Beaufort | [9] | |||
1850 to 1900 | ||||||
1852 | St. Mary | Greenville | 1954 | [10] | ||
1853 | St. Mary Help of Christians | Aiken | 1905 | [11] | ||
1854 | St. Joseph | Chester | [12] | |||
1856 | St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception | Edgefield | 1860 | [13] | ||
1861 | St. Joseph | Charleston | 1861 | Established as church for Irish immigrants[14] | ||
1868 | St. Joseph | Anderson | 1988 | [15] | ||
1884 | St. Paul the Apostle | Spartanburg | [16] | |||
1889 | St. Mary, Our Lady of Ransom | Georgetown | [17] | |||
1895 | St. William | Ward | [18] | |||
1898 | St. John the Beloved | Summerville | [19] | |||
1900 to 1940 | ||||||
1911 | St. Mary | Yonges Island | [20] | |||
1914 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Camden | 1914 | [21] | ||
1917 | Holy Trinity | Orangeburg | 1982 | [22] | ||
1919 | St. Anne | Rock Hill | 1998 | [23] | ||
1920 | Sacred Heart | Charleston | 1939 | [24] | ||
1929 | St. John | North Charleston | [25] | |||
1935 | St. Andrew | Clemson | 1935 | |||
1935 | St. Martin de Porres | Columbia | [26] | |||
1938 | Divine Saviour | York | [27] | |||
1939 | St. Anthony of Padua | Greenville | 1956 | [28] | ||
1939 | St. Louis | Dillon | ||||
1940 to 1950 | ||||||
1940 | St. Andrew | Clemson | [29] | |||
1941 | St. Mary the Virgin Mother | Hartsville | 1940 | [30] | ||
1943 | St. Mary of the Angels | Anderson | 1951 | [31] | ||
1944 | Blessed Sacrament | Charleston | 1962 | [32] | ||
1945 | St. James the Younger | Conway | 1961 | [33] | ||
1945 | St. Mary | Rock Hill | 2006 | [34] | ||
1945 | Our Lady of Lourdes | Greenville | 2004 | [35] | ||
1946 | St. Andrew | Myrtle Beach | [36] | |||
1948 | St. Catherine of Siena | Lancaster | 1948 | [37] | ||
1948 | St. Joseph | Columbia | [38] | |||
1949 | Our Lady of Peace | North Augusta | [39] | |||
1949 | St. Boniface | Joanna | ||||
1949 | St. Joseph | Columbia | [40] | |||
1950 to 1970 | ||||||
1952 | Our Lady of the Rosary | Greenville | [41] | |||
1952 | St. Philip the Apostle | Lake City | [42] | |||
1952 | St. Theresa | Winnsboro | [43] | |||
1953 | St. Thomas More | Columbia | Located at the University of South Carolina[44] | |||
1956 | Divine Redemer | Hanahan | [45] | |||
1956 | St. Mark | Newberrry | [46] | |||
1959 | Nativity | Chaleston | [47] | |||
1959 | St. John of the Cross | Batesville-Leesville | [48] | |||
1960 | St. Gregory the Great | Bluffton | 2000 | [49] | ||
1963 | St. Anthony | Ridgeland | [50] | |||
1965 | Holy Cross | Pickens | [51] | |||
1965 | St. Peter Benizi | Moncks Corner | [52] | |||
1964 | Our Lady Star of the Sea | North Myrtle Beach | [53] | |||
1964 | Good Shepherd | McCormick | [54] | |||
1964 | St. Edward | Murphy's Village | Originally established as parish for Irish Travelers.[55] | |||
1966 | St. Thomas the Apostle | North Charleston | 1968 | [56] | ||
1967 | Holy Spirit | Johns Island | 2004 | [57] | ||
1967 | St. Augustine | Union | ||||
1970 to 2000 | ||||||
1972 | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | Simpsonville | [58] | |||
1972 | Our Lady of the Hills | Columbia | [59] | |||
1973 | Christ Our King | Mount Pleasant | 1979 | [60] | ||
1973 | Holy Family | Hilton Head Island | 1988 | [61] | ||
1975 | St. Michael the Archangel | Murrells Inlet | [62] | |||
1976 | Immaculate Conception | Goose Creek | [63] | |||
1976 | Prince of Peace | Taylors | [64] | |||
1977 | St. John Neumann | Columbia | 1978 | [65] | ||
1978 | Our Lady of the Lake | Chapin | [66] | |||
1979 | Corpus Christi | Lexington | 1980 | [67] | ||
1979 | Jesus Our Risen Saviour | Spartanburg | 1987 | [68] | ||
1979 | St. Gerald | Aiken | 1962 | [69] | ||
1981 | Sacred Heart | Gaffney | 1955 | [70] | ||
1983 | All Saints | 2006 | [71] | |||
1984 | St. Francis by the Sea | Hilton Head Island | 1991 | [72] | ||
1984 | St. Theresa the Little Flower | Summerville | 2011 | [73] | ||
1985 | Blessed Trinity | Greer | 1985 | [74] | ||
1985 | Precious Blood of Christ | Pawleys Island | [75] | |||
1989 | St. Mary Magdalene | Simpsonville | [76] | |||
1993 | St. Philip Neri | Fort Mill | 2013 | [77] | ||
1994 | St. Paul the Apostle | Seneca | [78] | |||
1998 | Transfiguration | Blythewood | 2004 | [79] | ||
1999 | St. Benedict | Mount Pleasant | 2010 | |||
2000 to present | ||||||
2002 | St. Mary Our Lady of Hope | Manning | 2003 | [80] | ||
2004 | St. Ann | Santee | 2005 | [81] | ||
2006 | Our Lady of Good Counsel | Folly Beach | 1950 | [82] | ||
2007 | St. Ann | Kingstree | ||||
2013 | Our Lady of Grace | Lancaster | 2016 | [83] | ||
2012 | St. Clare of Asissi | Daniel Island | ||||
2015 | Our Lady of La Vang | Greer | [84] | |||