List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago explained

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The archdiocese covers Cook and Lake Counties and is organized for administrative purposes into six vicariates as follows:

• Vicariate I: Lake County and northern Cook County (including Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Schaumburg, and Waukegan)
• Vicariate II: Chicago and Lakeshore north (including Chicago, Evanston, Skokie, and Winnetka)
• Vicariate III: Central Chicago
• Vicariate IV: West Cook County (including Chicago, Cicero, Melrose Park, and Oak Park)
• Vicariate V: South and southwest Cook County (including Chicago, Lemont, Oak Lawn, and Orland Park)
• Vicariate VI: South and southeast Cook County (including south Chicago, Blue Island, and Harvey)

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Vicariate I

See main article: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago – Vicariate I. Vicariate I covers the northern portion of the archdiocese, covers Lake County and portions of Cook County. It includes the communities of Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Lake Forest, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Schaumburg, and Waukegan. A list of churches in these communities is found at List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago – Vicariate I.

Vicariate II

Deanery A: Evanston and Skokie

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
St. Athanasius		1615 Lincoln St, Evanston	Established in 1921; current Gothic church dedicated in 1937^[2] ^[3] Became a part of the new St. John Newman Parish in 2022^[4] ^[5]
St. Joan of Arc		9248 N Lawndale Ave, Evanston	Established in 1951^[6] Became a part of the new St. John Newman Parish in 2022
St. Mary		1012 Lake St, Evanston	Established in 1865^[7] Became a part of the new St. John XXIII Parish in 2022^[8]
St. Nicholas		806 Ridge Ave, Evanston	Established in 1887; current church building opened in 1906^[9] ^[10] Became a part of the new St. John XXIII Parish in 2022
St. Philip the Apostle		1962 Old Willow Rd, Northfield	Became part of the new Divine Mercy Parish in 2018^[11]
St. Lambert		8148 Karlov Ave, Skokie	Dedicated in 1961^[12]
St. Peter		8100 Niles Center Rd, Skokie
St. Francis Xavier		524 9th St, Wilmette	Established in 1904^[13]
St. Joseph		1747 Lake Ave, Wilmette	Established in 1845^[14]
Sacred Heart		1077 Tower Rd, Winnetka	Became part of the new Divine Mercy Parish in 2018
Ss. Faith, Hope, and Charity		191 Linden St, Winnetka	Established in 1936, though Protestant city leaders fought legal battle to prevent construction of church; church ultimately built and dedicated in 1962^[15] ^[16]

Deanery B: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Blessed Alojzije Stepinac		6346 N Ridge Ave, Chicago	Croatian Catholic mission established in 1972; formerly St. Henry parish church built in 1906^[17] ^[18]
St. Gertrude		6200 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago	Parish founded in 1912; current church dedicated 1931^[19]
St. Gregory the Great		5545 N Paulina St, Chicago	Founded in 1904
St. Henry		6325 N Hoyne Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1851, closed in 2021^[20]
St. Ignatius		6559 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1906, closed in 2021^[21]
St. Jerome		1709 W Lunt Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1895
St. Margaret Mary		2324 W Chase Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1921
St. Timothy		6326 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1925, closed in 2021^[22]

Deanery C: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Immaculate Heart of Mary (Irving Park)		3834 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1912, closed in 2021^[23]
Our Lady of Lourdes		4640 N Ashland Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1892, closed in 2024^[24] ^[25]
Our Lady of Mercy		4432 N Troy St, Chicago
Queen of Angels		2330 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1909
Resurrection		3033 N Francisco Ave, Chicago
Transfiguration of Our Lord		2609 W Carmen Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1911, closed in 2020^[26] ^[27]
St. Andrew		3546 N Paulina St, Chicago
St. Benedict		2215 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago
St. Edward		4350 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago
St. Hilary		5601 N California Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1926
St. Ita		1220 W Catalpa Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1900
St. Mary of the Lake		4200 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago	Founded in 1901
St. Matthias		2310 W Ainslie St, Chicago	Founded in 1887, weekly services discontinued in 2021^[28]
St. Thomas of Canterbury		4827 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1916

Deanery D: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Assumption		323 W Illinois St, Chicago
Holy Name Cathedral		735 N State St, Chicago
Immaculate Conception & St. Joseph (Near North Side)		1107 N Orleans St, Chicago
Our Lady of Mount Carmel		708 W Belmont Ave, Chicago
St. Alphonsus		1429 W Wellington Ave, Chicago
St. Bonaventure Oratory		1641 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago	Founded in 1911, closed in 2024^[29]
St. Clement		642 W Deming Pl, Chicago
National Shrine of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini		2520 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago
St. Josaphat		2311 N Southport Ave, Chicago
St. Michael in Old Town		1633 N Cleveland Ave, Chicago
St. Teresa of Avila		1033 W Armitage Ave, Chicago
St. Vincent de Paul		1010 W Webster Ave, Chicago

Deanery E: Niles and Park Ridge

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Shrine of All Saints		8523 Georgiana Ave, Morton Grove
Mary, Seat of Wisdom		920 W Granville Rd, Park Ridge
Our Lady of Hope		9711 W Devon Ave, Des Plaines
Our Lady of Perpetual Help		1775 Grove St, Glenview
Our Lady of Ransom		8300 N Greenwood Ave, Niles
St. Catherine Laboure		3535 Thornwood Ave, Glenview
St. Isaac Jogues		8149 W Golf Rd, Niles
St. John Brebeuf		8307 N Harlem Ave, Niles
St. Martha		8523 Georgiana Ave, Morton Grove
St. Norbert & Our Lady of the Brook		1809 Walters Ave, Northbrook
St. Paul of the Cross		320 S Washington St, Park Ridge

Deanery F: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Immaculate Conception (Norwood Park)		7211 W Talcott Ave, Chicago
Queen of All Saints Basilica		6280 N Sauganash Ave, Chicago
St. Cornelius		5430 W Foster Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1925, closed in 2021^[30]
St. Eugene		7958 W Foster Ave, Chicago
St. Juliana		7201 N Oketo Ave, Chicago
St. Mary of the Woods		6955 Hiawatha Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1952 in a storefront on Touhy Ave; first church building was dedicated in 1953, expanded and remodeled in 1966, and partially remodeled again in 2012
St. Monica		5135 N Mont Clare Ave, Chicago
St. Tarcissus		6030 W Ardmore Ave, Chicago	Parish established in 1926; church dedicated in 1954^[31]
St. Thecla		6725 W Devon Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1925, closed in 2021^[32]

Vicariate III

Deanery A: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Basilica of St. Hyacinth		3635 W George St, Chicago
Holy Rosary		612 N Western Ave, Chicago
Maternity BVM		3647 W North Ave, Chicago	Part of San Luis Sanchez del Rio Parish
Our Lady of the Angels Mission Center		3808 W Iowa St, Chicago
Our Lady of Grace		2455 N Hamlin Ave, Chicago
St. John Berchmans		2519 W Logan Blvd, Chicago
St. Francis of Assisi		932 N Kostner Ave, Chicago	Part of San Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio Parish
St. Mark		1048 N Campbell Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1894, closed in 2022^[33]
		1850 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago
St. Philomena		1921 N Kedvale Ave, Chicago	Part of San Jose Luiz Sanchez del Rio Parish
St. Sylvester		2157 N Humboldt Blvd, Chicago

Deanery B: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Holy Innocents		743 N Armour St, Chicago
Holy Trinity		1118 N Noble St, Chicago	Polish mission
St. Aloysius		2300 W LeMoyne St, Chicago
		2136 W Webster Ave, Chicago
St. Helen		2315 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago
St. John Cantius		825 N Carpenter St, Chicago
St. Stanislaus Kostka		1351 W Evergreen Ave, Chicago
St. Stephen King of Hungary		2015 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago	Hungarian mission since 2021
Santa Maria Addolorata		528 N Ada St, Chicago	Founded in 1903, closed in 2021^[34]

Deanery C: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
All Saints - St. Anthony		518 W 28th Pl, Chicago	Founded in 1913, merged in 1968, closed in 2019^[35]
Blessed Sacrament		3745 S Paulina St, Chicago
Five Holy Martyrs		4327 S Richmond St, Chicago
Holy Cross		1740 W 46th St, Chicago
Immaculate Conception (Brighton Park)		2745 W 44th St, Chicago
Immaculate Heart of Mary (Back of the Yards)		4515 S Ashland Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1945, weekly services discontinued in 2021^[36]
Nativity of Our Lord		653 W 37th St, Chicago
Our Lady of Fatima		2751 W 38th Pl, Chicago
Our Lady of Good Counsel		3528 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1901, closed in 2022^[37] ^[38]
Shrine of St. Anne		2751 W 38th Pl, Chicago
		2859 S Throop St, Chicago
St. Gabriel		4522 S Wallace St, Chicago
St. Jerome Croatian		2823 South Princeton St, Chicago
St. John Nepomucene (SPRED Chapel)		2956 S Lowe Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1871, closed in 2024^[39]
		4821 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago
		1039 W 32nd St, Chicago	Founded in 1885
St. Maurice		3615 S Hoyne Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1890, closed in 2020^[40]
St. Michael the Archangel (Back of the Yards)		4821 S Damen Ave, Chicago
St. Pancratius		2957 W 40th Pl, Chicago
St. Simon the Apostle		5157 S California Ave, Chicago
St. Therese Chinese		218 W Alexander St, Chicago	Chinatown
Santa Lucia		3022 S Wells St, Chicago	Founded in 1943, closed in 2019^[41]

Deanery D: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Holy Family		1080 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago	Weekly services discontinued in 2020^[42]
Notre Dame de Chicago		1338 W Flournoy St, Chicago
Old St. Mary's		1500 S Michigan Ave, Chicago
Old St. Patrick's		700 W Adams St, Chicago
Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei		1224 W Lexington St, Chicago
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica		3121 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago
St. Agatha		3147 W Douglas Blvd, Chicago
Shrine of St. Anthony		110 W Madison St, Chicago
St. Malachy + Precious Blood		2248 W Washington Ave, Chicago
St. Martin de Porres		5112 W Washington Blvd, Chicago
National Shrine of St. Peregrine		3121 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago
St. Peter		110 W Madison St, Chicago

Deanery E: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Assumption B.V.M.		2434 S California Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1903, closed in 2020^[43]
Epiphany		2524 S Keeler Ave, Chicago
Good Shepherd		2719 S Kolin Ave, Chicago
Our Lady of Tepeyac		3045 W Cermak Rd, Chicago	Now Mother Of The Americas Parish
Providence of God		717 W 18th St, Chicago	Founded in 1900, closed in 2022^[44]
St. Adalbert's in Chicago		1650 W 17th St, Chicago	Founded in 1874, closed in 2019^[45]
St. Agnes of Bohemia		2651 S Central Park Ave, Chicago
St. Ann		1820 S Leavitt St, Chicago	Founded in 1903, closed in 2018^[46]
St. Francis of Assisi		813 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago
Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus		1901 S Ashland Ave, Chicago
St. Paul		2127 W 22nd Pl, Chicago
St. Pius V		1901 S Ashland Ave, Chicago
St Procopius		1641 S Allport St, Chicago
St. Roman		2311 S Washtenaw Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1928, closed in 2020^[47]

Vicariate IV

Deanery A: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Korean Martyrs Catholic Center		4115 N Kedvale Ave, Chicago
Our Lady of Victory		5212 W Agatite Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1906, closed in 2022^[48]
Shrine of Sacred Heart		5835 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago
St. Bartholomew		3601 N Lavergne Ave, Chicago
St. Constance		5843 W Strong St, Chicago
St. Ferdinand		5900 W Barry Ave, Chicago
St. Genevieve		4835 W Altgeld St, Chicago
St. James		5730 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago
St. John Bosco		2301 N McVicker Ave, Chicago
St. Ladislaus		3343 N Long Ave, Chicago
St. Pascal		3935 N Melvina Ave, Chicago
St. Robert Bellarmine		4646 N Austin Ave, Chicago
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr		5352 W Belden Ave, Chicago
St. Viator		4170 W Addison St, Chicago
St. Wenceslaus		3400 N Monticello Ave, Chicago

Deanery B: Melrose Park & Oak Park

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
St. Simeon		429 Bellwood Ave, Bellwood	Founded in 1930, closed in 2019^[49]
St. Bernardine		7246 W Harrison St, Forest Park
St. Domitilla		4940 Washington St, Hillside
St. Eulalia		1851 S 9th Ave, Maywood
Our Lady of Mount Carmel		1101 N 23rd Ave, Melrose Park
Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel		1101 N 23rd Ave, Melrose Park
Sacred Heart		819 N 16th Ave, Melrose Park
St. Charles Borromeo		1637 N 37th Ave, Melrose Park
St. John Vianney		46 N Wolf Rd, Northlake
Ascension		801 S East Ave, Oak Park
St. Catherine of Siena - St. Lucy		38 N Austin Blvd, Oak Park
St. Edmund		188 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
St. Giles		1045 N Columbian Ave, Oak Park
St. Luke		7600 W Lake St, River Forest
St. Vincent Ferrer		7525 W North Ave, River Forest
Calvary Hill Shrine		1621 N 39th Ave, Stone Park
The Oratory of the Sacred Heart at Casa Italia		3800 W Division St, Stone Park

Deanery C: Berwyn & Cicero

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Czech Mission of Ss Cyril and Methodius		9415 Rochester Ave, Brookfield
St. Leonard		3318 S Clarence Ave, Berwyn
St. Mary of Celle		1428 Wesley Ave, Berwyn
St. Odilo		2244 East Ave, Berwyn
Mary Queen of Heaven		5300 W 24th St, Cicero
Our Lady of Charity		3620 S 57th Ct, Cicero
Our Lady of the Mount		2400 S 61st Ave, Cicero
St. Anthony		1510 S 49th Ct, Cicero
St. Frances of Rome		1500 S 59th Ct, Cicero
St. Mary of Czestochowa		3010 S 48th St, Cicero
St. Pius X		4300 S Oak Park Ave, Stickney

Deanery D: Chicago & Schiller Park

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Our Lady, Mother of the Church		8701 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago
St. Francis Borgia		8033 W Addison St, Chicago
St. Priscilla		6949 W Addison St, Chicago
St. William		2600 N Sayre Ave, Chicago
St. Celestine		3020 N 76th Ct, Elmwood Park	Part of St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish
St. Gertrude		9613 Schiller Blvd, Franklin Park
St. Rosalie		4401 N Oak Park Ave, Harwood Heights
Divine Savior		7750 W Montrose Ave, Norridge	Founded in 1955, closed in 2022^[50]
St. Cyprian		2601 N Clinton St, River Grove	Part of St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish
St. Beatrice		4157 Atlantic Ave, Schiller Park
St. Maria Goretti		3929 N Wehrman Ave, Schiller Park

Deanery E: LaGrange and Riverside

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
St. Barbara		4008 Prairie Ave, Brookfield
St. Cletus		600 W 55th St, LaGrange
St. Francis Xavier		124 N Spring Ave, LaGrange
St. Louise de Marillac		1144 Harrison Ave, LaGrange
St. Hugh		4315 Joliet Ave, Lyons	Founded in 1925, closed in 2021^[51]
St. Mary		126 Herrick Rd, Riverside
Mater Christi		2401 S 10th Ave, North Riverside
Shrine of Mother of Mothers		2431 S 10th Ave, North Riverside
Divine Infant Jesus		1601 Newcastle Ave, Westchester
Divine Providence		2550 Mayfair Ave, Westchester
St. John of the Cross		5005 S Wolf Rd, Western Springs

Vicariate V

Deanery A: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary		6812 S Washtenaw Ave, Chicago
St. Mary, Star of the Sea		6435 S Kilbourn Ave, Chicago
Queen of the Universe		7114 S Hamlin Ave, Chicago	Part of the Mary, Mother of Mercy Parish
St. Adrian		7000 S Fairfield Ave, Chicago	Part of the Mary, Mother of Mercy Parish
St. Bruno		4751 S Harding Ave, Chicago
St. Clare of Montefalco		2640 W 55th St, Chicago
St. Gall		5500 S. Kedzie Ave, Chicago
St. Nicholas of Tolentine		6200 S Lawndale Ave, Chicago
St. Richard		5000 S Kostner Ave, Chicago
St. Rita of Cascia		6243 S Fairfield Ave, Chicago
St. Turibius		5646 S Karlov Ave, Chicago

Deanery B: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Our Lady of the Snows		4810 S Leamington Ave, Chicago
St. Blase		6101 S 75th Ave, Argo
St. Camillus		5426 S Lockwood Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1921, closed in 2020^[52]
St. Daniel the Prophet		6612 W 54th St, Chicago
St. Jane de Chantal		5252 S Austin Ave, Chicago
St. Joseph		7240 W 57th St, Summit	Founded in 1902, closed in 2023^[53]
St. Rene Goupil		6949 W 63rd Pl, Chicago
St. Symphorosa		6135 S Austin Ave, Chicago

Deanery C: Chicago, Evergreen Park

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Christ the King		9235 S Hamilton Ave, Chicago
St. Barnabas		10134 S Longwood Ave, Chicago
St. Bede the Venerable		8200 S Kostner Ave, Chicago
St. Cajetan		2443 W 112th St, Chicago
St. Christina		11005 S. Homan Ave, Chicago
St. Denis		3456 W 83rd Place, Chicago
St. John Fisher		10235 S Fairfield Ave, Chicago
Shrine of St. Rita		7740 S Western Ave, Chicago
St. Thomas More		2825 W 81st St, Chicago
St. Walter		11722 S Oakley Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1953, weekly services discontinued in 2021^[54]
Most Holy Redeemer		9525 S Lawndale Ave, Evergreen Park
St. Bernadette		9349 S Francisco Ave, Evergreen Park	Founded in 1947, merged with Queen of Martyrs to form St. Gianna Parish in 2022. Church closed in 2024^[55] ^[56]
St. Gianna		10233 S Central Park Ave, Evergreen Park	Founded in 2022 after the merger of St. Bernadette and Queen of Martyrs.

Deanery D: Oak Lawn

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
St. Terrence		4300 W 119th Pl, Alsip
St. Fabian		8300 Thomas Ave, Bridgeview
St. Albert the Great		5555 W State Rd, Burbank
Our Lady of the Ridge		10838 S Oxford Ave, Chicago Ridge
St. Patricia		9050 S 86th Ave, Hickory Hills
Our Lady of Loretto		8925 S Kostner Ave, Hometown	Founded in 1951, closed in 2020^[57] ^[58]
St. Catherine of Alexandria		10621 S Kedvale Ave, Oak Lawn
St. Gerald		9310 S 55th Ct, Oak Lawn
St. Germaine		9711 S Kolin Ave, Oak Lawn
St. Linus		10300 S. Lawler Ave, Oak Lawn
St. Louis de Montfort		8808 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn	Founded in 1963, closed in 2021^[59]

Deanery E: Lemont, Orland Park, Tinley Park

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Incarnation		5757 W 127th St, Crestwood
Blessed Anton Martin Slomsek		14246 Main St, Lemont	Slovenian mission
Blessed Jurgis Matulaitas		14911 127th St, Lemont	Lithuanian mission
St. Alphonsus		605 State St, Lemont
Ss Cyril and Methodius		608 Sobieski St, Lemont
St. James at Sag Bridge		1600 S Archer Ave, Lemont	Listed on National Register of Historic Places
St. Patrick		200 E Illinois St, Lemont
St. Christopher		4130-147th St, Midlothian
St. Damian		5300-155th St, Oak Forest
Our Lady of the Woods		10731 W 131st St, Orland Park
St. Elizabeth Seton		9300 W 167th St, Orland Park
St. Francis of Assisi		15050 S Wolf Rd, Orland Park
St. Michael		14327 Highland Ave, Orland Park
St. Alexander		7025 W 126th St, Palos Heights
Sacred Heart		8245 W 111th St, Palos Hills
St. George		6707 W 175th St, Tinley Park
St. Julie Billiart		7399 W 159th St, Tinley Park
St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr		17500 S 84th Ave, Tinley Park
Our Lady Mother of the Church & Shrine of St. Paul II		116 Hilton St, Willow Springs	Polish mission and shrine

Vicariate VI

Deanery A: South Side, Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest		6401 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago
Corpus Christi		4930 S King Dr, Chicago	Founded in 1901, closed in 2022^[60] ^[61]
Holy Angels		615 E Oakwood Blvd, Chicago
St. Ailbe		9015 S Harper Ave, Chicago	Part of St. Katharine Drexel Parish
St. Ambrose		1012 E 47th St, Chicago	Founded in 1904, closed in 2022^[62]
St. Anselm		6045 S Michigan Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1909, closed in 2022^[63]
St. Basil/Visitation		843 W. Garfield Blvd, Chicago
St. Benedict the African		340 W 66th St, Chicago
St. Elizabeth		50 E 41st St, Chicago	Founded in 1881, weekly services discontinued in 2021^[64]
St. Felicitas		1526 E 84th St, Chicago	Founded in 1919, closed in 2019^[65]
St. James		2942 S Wabash Ave, Chicago
St. Joachim		700 E 91st St, Chicago	Founded in 1894, closed in 2019^[66]
St. Thomas the Apostle		5472 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago

Deanery B: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Haitian Catholic Apostolate		7841 S Jeffrey St, Chicago
Holy Name of Mary		1401 W 112th St, Chicago
Our Lady Gate of Heaven		2330 E 99th St, Chicago	Founded in 1947, closed in 2020^[67]
Our Lady of Peace		2010 E 79th St, Chicago	Founded in 1919, closed in 2020^[68]
Sacred Heart Mission		11652 S Church St, Chicago
St. Bride		7801 S Coles Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1900, closed in 2020^[69]
St. Clotilde		8430 S Calumet Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1928, closed in 2022^[70]
St. Columbanus		331 E 71st St, Chicago
St. Dorothy		450 E 78th St, Chicago	Founded in 1916, closed in 2022^[71]
St. John de la Salle		10205 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago	Founded in 1948, weekly services discontinued in 2022^[72]
St. Kilian		8725 S May St, Chicago	Founded in 1904, closed in 2023^[73]
St. Margaret of Scotland		9837 S Throop St, Chicago
Ss Peter and Paul		12433 S Halsted St, Chicago	Founded in 1913, closed in 2023^[74]
St. Philip Neri		2132 E 72nd St, Chicago
St. Sabina		1210 W 78th Pl, Chicago

Deanery C: Chicago

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Mother of God		14148 Green Bay Ave, Burnham	Founded in 1946, closed in 2020^[75]
Annunciata		3747 E 111th St, Chicago
Immaculate Conception (South Chicago)		2944 E 88th St, Chicago
Our Lady of Guadalupe		3200 E 91st St, Chicago
Sacred Heart Croatian		2864 E 96th St, Chicago
St Anthony		11544 S Prairie Ave, Chicago
St. Columba		3340 E 134th St, Chicago	Founded in 1884, closed in 2020^[76]
St. Florian		13145 S Houston Ave, Chicago
St. Francis de Sales		10201 S Ewing Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1888, closed in 2020^[77]
St. George		9546 S Ewing Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1903, closed in 2020^[78]
National Shrine of St. Jude		3200 E 91st St, Chicago
St. Kevin		10501 S Torrence Ave, Chicago	Founded in 1884, closed in 2021^[79]
St. Michael the Archangel (South Chicago)		8237 S Shore Dr, Chicago	Founded in 1892, closed in 2021^[80]

Deanery D: Blue Island, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Harvey, South Holland

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
St. Benedict		2339 York St, Blue Island
St. Donatus		1919 Union St, Blue Island
Our Lady of Knock		501 163rd St, Calumet City
St. Andrew the Apostle		768 Lincoln Ave, Calumet City
St. Victor		553 Hirsch Ave, Calumet City	Founded in 1925, closed in 2020^[81]
St. Agnes		1501 Chicago Rd, Chicago Heights
St. Kieran		724 W 195th St, Chicago Heights
St. Paul		206 E 25th St, Chicago Heights	Founded in 1897, closed in 2022^[82]
St. Emeric		4300 W 180th St, Country Club Hills	Founded in 1959, closed in 2023^[83]
Infant Jesus of Prague		1131 Douglas Ave, Flossmoor
St. John		301 S Cottage Grove Ave, Glenwood	Founded in 1897, closed in 2022^[84]
Ascension St. Susanna		15234 Myrtle Ave, Harvey	Founded in 1899 and 1927 (merged in 1986), closed in 2022^[85]
St. John the Baptist		15746 Union Ave, Harvey
St. Anne		16801 Dixie Hwy, Hazel Crest	Founded in 1949, weekly services discontinued in 2022^[86]
St. Joseph		17951 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
St. Ann		3010 Ridge Rd, Lansing
St. Gerard Majella		16130 Clifton Pk, Markham	Founded in 1956, closed in 2022^[87]
St. Lawrence O'Toole		4101 St. Lawrence Ave, Matteson	Founded in 1961, closed in 2023^[88]
St. Irenaeus		78 Cherry St, Park Forest	Founded in 1948, closed in 2023^[89]
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr		14410 S McKinley Ave, Posen	Founded in 1893, closed in 2022^[90]
St. Mary Queen of Apostles		207 W 145th St, Riverdale	Founded in 1886 (St. Mary) and 1953 (Queen of Apostles), merged in 2011, closed in 2019^[91]
St. Peter Claver		14139 S Claire Ave, Robbins	Founded in 1958, weekly services discontinued in 2021^[92]
St. James		22400 S Torrence Ave, Sauk Village	Founded in 1886, closed in 2023^[93]
Holy Ghost		700 E 170th St, South Holland	Founded in 1962, closed in 2019^[94]
St. Jude the Apostle		900 E 154th St, South Holland
San Rocco Oratory		16565 S State St, South Holland

Other

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Holy Family		1840 Lincoln St, North Chicago	Former Catholic church listed on National Register of Historic Places (Founded in 1901, closed in 1991)
Madonna Della Strada Chapel		6453 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago
St. Boniface		1358 W Chestnut St, Chicago	Founded in 1904, Closed in 1990,^[95] converted into condos
St. Vitus		1814 S Paulina St, Chicago	Founded in 1896, closed in 1990

Notes and References

1. News: The six parts of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Chicago Catholic. September 6, 2018. April 27, 2020.
2. Web site: About Us. St. Athanasius Parish. April 29, 2020.
3. Book: Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago. Denis R. McNamara. Liturgy Training Publications. 121. 2005. 9781568545035.
4. Web site: Saint John Newman Parish . 2023-01-30 . www.saintjoanofarc.net.
5. Web site: St. John Newman Parish . 2023-01-30 . www.newmanparish.com.
6. Web site: The History of St. Joan of Arc – Evanston/Skokie IL. St. Joan of Arc. April 29, 2020.
7. Web site: Home page. Saint Mary Parish. April 29, 2020.
8. Web site: St. Nicholas Parish-Welcome . 2023-01-30 . St. John XXIII Parish . en.
9. Book: Evanston. Arcadia Publishing. 2008. 110.
10. Web site: A Brief History of St. Nicholas Parish. St. Nicholas Parish. April 29, 2020.
11. News: Divine Mercy is new name for merged Winnetka, Northfield Catholic parishes. Chicago Tribune. May 15, 2018.
12. Web site: Dedication of St. Lambert Church. St. Lambert Church. April 29, 2020.
13. Web site: Know the History of St. Francis Xavier Church. Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier. April 29, 2020.
14. Web site: History of Saint Joseph Church. Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier. April 29, 2020.
15. Book: Winnetka. Arcadia Publishing. 2009.
16. McNamara, Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago, p. 143.
17. News: Open House Chicago. Los Angeles times. October 12, 2017.
18. Web site: Thing To See In Our Parish. Blessed Aloysius Stepinac Croatian Catholic Mission. April 29, 2020.
19. Web site: History of St. Gertrude Parish. St. Gertrude Parish. April 29, 2020.
20. Web site: St. Henry - CLOSED. Catholic Mass Times. February 24, 2024.
21. News: Loyola University Might Turn Part Of Closed St. Ignatius Church Campus Into Dorms, But Neighbors Are Wary . Block Club Chicago. August 11, 2022.
22. News: St. Timothy Parish In West Ridge, Closed Last Year In Merger, Sold To Jewish Elementary School. Block Club Chicago. April 12, 2022.
23. Web site: CICS IRVING PARK CAMPUS STATEMENT. CICS Chicago. August 18, 2022.
24. Web site: Uptown’s Our Lady Of Lourdes Church To Close In May As School Building Set To Become Apartments. Block Club Chicago. February 21, 2024.
25. Web site: Our Lady of Lourdes Church holds final mass in Uptown. ABC 7 Chicago. May 19, 2024.
26. Web site: The demolition of Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic Church. Chicago Tribune. June 13, 2023.
27. Web site: Checking in on Lincoln Square's largest single family home development. The Chicago Real Estate Local. October 16, 2023.
28. Web site: St. Matthias Catholic Church holds first mass in over 2 years. CBS News. May 14, 2023.
29. Web site: St. Bonaventure - CLOSED. February 19, 2024. en.
30. Web site: Private pickleball club proposed for closed Saint Cornelius Church in Jefferson Park. Nadig Newspapers. November 16, 2023.
31. News: St. Tarcissus Parish Church To Be Blessed. Chicago Tribune. July 18, 1954. III-9. Newspapers.com.
32. Web site: St Thecla Church - CLOSED. Catholic Mass Times.
33. Web site: St Mark Church - CLOSED. Catholic Mass Times.
34. Web site: Santa Maria Addolorata Church - CLOSED. Catholic Mass Times.
35. Web site: Former St. Anthony Church will become child, adult daycare center. March 2023. Gazette Chicago.
36. Web site: How a little Mexican American church, soon to close, became a refuge from discrimination for 76 years. June 24, 2021. Chicago Sun Times.
37. Web site: Final Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel. April 2022. McKinley Park News.
38. Web site: No Sanctuary: Are Historic Churches the Lost Souls of a City?. August 9, 2023. Newcity Design.
39. Web site: Church Relegations. June 29, 2024. Archdiocese of Chicago.
40. Web site: McKinley Park's St. Maurice Church To Hold Final Mass This Weekend. September 22, 2020. CBS News Chicago.
41. Web site: Italian Church And School Closed in Chicago: Santa Lucia In Armour Square Is No More. June 3, 2019. Italian Enclaves Historical Society.
42. Web site: History of Church of the Holy Family. Church of the Holy Family.
43. Web site: Little Village Parishioners Mourn Church Closings As Archdiocese Plans To Merge 3 Parishes Into 1. November 12, 2019. Block Club Chicago.
44. Web site: In Pilsen, Churches Are More Than Sunday Mass — And Their Closures Are ‘Devastating’. June 8, 2018. Block Club Chicago.
45. Web site: No Sanctuary: Are Historic Churches the Lost Souls of a City?. August 9, 2023. Newcity Design.
46. Web site: Century-Old St. Ann Church Hosts Final Mass Saturday As Pilsen Parishioners Say Goodbye. June 28, 2018. Block Club Chicago.
47. Web site: Little Village Parishioners Mourn Church Closings As Archdiocese Plans To Merge 3 Parishes Into 1. November 12, 2019. Block Club Chicago.
48. Web site: Youths film themselves inside closed Our Lady of Victory Church in Jefferson Park. Nadig Newspapers. December 27, 2023.
49. News: Romain. Michael. Chicago Archdiocese To Consolidate Proviso Township Parishes. Village Free Press. January 19, 2019.
50. News: Angell Luc. Karie. Parishioners react to Norridge, Harwood Heights-area churches merging, closing. Chicago Tribune. February 15, 2022.
51. News: Uphues. Bob. Brookfield church buys St. Hugh property in Lyons. Riverside-Brookfield Landmark. March 22, 2022.
52. News: Hutson. Wendell. Archdiocese of Chicago selling vacant land near Midway International Airport for $2.9M. Chicago Business Journal. July 12, 2022.
53. News: Hadac. Tim. St. Joe’s closing for good. Des Plaines Valley News. November 22, 2023.
54. News: Tafoya. Bernie. Archdiocese of Chicago to close 2 more churches, unite them with a third. WBBM Newsradio. March 10, 2021.
55. News: Garmes. Kyle. Parishes take new name after merging. The Beverly Review. May 30, 2023.
56. News: Swanson. Lorraine. Parishioners Prepare To Say Goodbye To St. Bernadette At Last Mass. Patch.com. June 28, 2024.
57. News: Swanson. Lorraine. Archdiocese To Merge Our Lady of Loretto With St. Germaine Parish. Patch.com-Oak Lawn, IL. September 25, 2018.
58. News: Swanson. Lorraine. Hometown Mercy Mosque Resets Eid Halal Fest For Saturday. Patch.com-Oak Lawn, IL. June 28, 2023.
59. News: Swanson. Lorraine. 'Renew My Church' Changes Touch Oak Lawn Catholic Parishes. Patch.com-Oak Lawn, IL. January 25, 2021.
60. News: Golden. Jamie Nesbitt. After 120 Years, Bronzeville Catholic Church Prepares To Close Its Doors For Good. Block Club Chicago. June 21, 2021.
61. News: Neuman. Scott. The faithful see both crisis and opportunity as churches close across the country. NPR. May 17, 2023.
62. News: Tafoya. Bernie. Archdiocese of Chicago announces new school, church closures. WBBM Newsradio. January 22, 2021.
63. News: Myers. Quinn. Latest Parish Unifications Prompt Concerns Over Fate of Historic Catholic Churches. WTTW. June 24, 2021.
64. Web site: St. Elizabeth is now the Fr. Augustus Tolton Center. May 4, 2024. en.
65. News: St. Felicitas to host final Mass on Dec. 25. The Beverly Review. December 18, 2018.
66. Web site: St. Joachim's Church - CLOSED. March 20, 2024. en.
67. News: Wisniewski. Mary. No Sanctuary: Are Historic Churches the Lost Souls of a City?. Newcity Design. August 9, 2023.
68. News: Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church celebrates final Mass after 101 years in South Shore. ABC 7 News. September 6, 2020.
69. News: BUYER WANTED: Former St. Bride Church and Rectory in South Shore For Sale. Preservation Chicago. September 30, 2021.
70. News: Tinner-Williams. Nate. Historic Black parishes in Chicago on the chopping block. Black Catholic Messenger. January 23, 2021.
71. News: Tinner-Williams. Nate. Historic Black parishes in Chicago on the chopping block. Black Catholic Messenger. January 23, 2021.
72. Web site: Renew My Church. Our Lady of Kibeho. May 5, 2024.
73. News: Garmes. Kyle. Local parishes set for consolidations. The Beverly Review. February 1, 2022.
74. News: Tafoya. Bernie. Church reorganizations take effect across the Chicago area. WBBM Newsradio. July 1, 2022.
75. News: Chicago Tribune. As 3 congregations prepare to consolidate in Hegewisch, ‘It’s good news; it’s sad news too’. December 4, 2019.
76. News: Chicago Tribune. As 3 congregations prepare to consolidate in Hegewisch, ‘It’s good news; it’s sad news too’. December 4, 2019.
77. News: WBBM Newsradio. Archdiocese Of Chicago Announces Major Changes To Dozens Of Churches. February 7, 2020.
78. News: WBBM Newsradio. Archdiocese Of Chicago Announces Major Changes To Dozens Of Churches. February 7, 2020.
79. Web site: No Sanctuary: Are Historic Churches the Lost Souls of a City?. August 9, 2023. Newcity Design.
80. News: WGN News. St. Michael the Archangel Church celebrates a final mass. October 30, 2021.
81. News: The Lansing Journal. Final mass held at St. Victor. August 15, 2020.
82. News: Chicago Tribune. More parish consolidations announced in south suburbs as footprint of Chicago-area Catholic Church shrinks. March 11, 2021.
83. News: WBBM Newsradio. More church closings, mergers announced by Archdiocese of Chicago. January 26, 2022.
84. News: The Lansing Journal. St. Ann Parish to join with St. James and St. John as one parish. March 18, 2021.
85. News: Harvey World Herald. Meeting recap: City Council approves purchase of vacant Ascension-St. Susanna Catholic Church facility. February 6, 2023.
86. Web site: Legacy of St. Anne Parish. The Parish of St. John Neumann. May 8, 2024.
87. News: Block Club Chicago. 3 Back Of The Yards Churches Will Become 1 Parish As Archdiocese Announces Closures. November 10, 2020.
88. News: Chicago Tribune. Shuttered St. Lawrence O’Toole Church and school in Matteson being offered for $2.7 million. September 25, 2023.
89. News: eNews Park Forest. Archdiocese Announces St. Irenaeus and St. Lawrence O’Toole to Close. January 26, 2022.
90. News: Tafoya. Bernie. Archdiocese of Chicago to close 2 more churches, unite them with a third. WBBM Newsradio. March 10, 2021.
91. News: Buckley. Madeline. Historic Near West Side parish to close, move into nearby church this summer. Chicago Tribune. January 24, 2019.
92. News: Tafoya. Bernie. Archdiocese of Chicago to close 2 more churches, unite them with a third. WBBM Newsradio. March 10, 2021.
93. Web site: 22400 Torrence Ave - St. James Church & School. LoopNet. April 11, 2024.
94. News: Buckley. Madeline. Historic Near West Side parish to close, move into nearby church this summer. Chicago Tribune. January 24, 2019.
95. News: A wave of church closings is coming to a neighborhood near you. Chicago Sun-Times. February 17, 2020.