The following churches are Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston.
Name | Image | Year Established | Location | County | Style | Architect | Notes |
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Guardian Angel Church | Wallis | Austin | |||||
Immaculate Conception Church | Austin | ||||||
St. Mary Church | Frydek | Austin | |||||
Saints Peter and Paul Church | Bellville | Austin | |||||
Most Holy Trinity Church | Angleton | Brazoria | |||||
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | Sweeny | Brazoria | |||||
Sacred Heart of Jesus | 2013[1] | Iowa Colony, with a Manvel postal address[2] [3] | Brazoria | ||||
St. Anthony de Padua Church | Danbury | Brazoria | |||||
Saints Cyril and Methodius Church | Damon | Brazoria | |||||
St. Helen Church | 1966 | Pearland | Brazoria | Its previous church building had a capacity of 900, it was building a new sanctuary,[4] with a capacity of 15,000 and a cost of $7 million. The expansion plans also added parking spaces and installed a bridal facility. The sanctuary construction was to begin fall 2002 and parking construction was to begin summer 2002. In 2002 4,000 families were members,[5] and in 2016 this had increased to 6,000, making it the largest Catholic church in Brazoria County.[6] The property includes a K-8 school, St. Helen Catholic School.[7] | |||
St. Jerome Church | Clute | Brazoria | |||||
St. John the Apostle Mission | West Columbia | Brazoria | |||||
St. John the Baptist Church | Alvin | Brazoria | |||||
St. Joseph on the Brazos Church | Brazoria | Brazoria | |||||
St. Mary Star of the Sea | Freeport | Brazoria | |||||
St. Michael Church | Lake Jackson | Brazoria | |||||
Holy Family Church | Missouri City | Fort Bend | |||||
Holy Rosary Church | Rosenberg | Fort Bend | |||||
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church | Rosenberg | Fort Bend | |||||
Sacred Heart Church | Richmond | Fort Bend | |||||
St. Angela Merici Church | Missouri City | Fort Bend | |||||
St. Michael Church | Needville | Fort Bend | |||||
St. Wenceslaus Mission | Beasley | Fort Bend | |||||
St. Faustina Catholic Church | 2014 | Fulshear[8] | Fort Bend | It is in proximity to Cinco Ranch and is popular with Greater Katy's Hispanic population. The church has Spanish worship services,[9] and occupies a 1,600-seat building on 24acres of land in Cross Creek Ranch. St. Faustina was established in 2014 to relieve Epiphany of the Lord, Guardian Angel, Holy Rosary of Rosenberg, Sacred Heart, and St. Bartholomew as suburban growth had increased the number of area residents. Initially, masses were held in Joe Hubenak Elementary School, a Lamar Consolidated Independent School District facility. In 2017 it moved into its current building.[10] | |||
St. John Fisher Church | unincorporated area next to Richmond | Fort Bend | |||||
St. Laurence Church | Sugar Land | Fort Bend | Its sanctuary had its dedication ceremony in 1992. By 2006 St. Laurence had 4,600 families on its rolls and was oversubscribed. Its service area included Sienna Plantation.[11] | ||||
St. Mark the Evangelist Church | Fort Bend Houston, Houston[12] | Fort Bend | |||||
St. Theresa Church | Sugar Land | Fort Bend | The Imperial Sugar Company donated the land for the church, which opened in 1924. In 1955 the Basilian Fathers began serving as employees.[13] In 2006 it was finalizing expansion plans,[14] which originated from a 2005 survey.[15] | ||||
St. Thomas Aquinas Church | Sugar Land[16] | Fort Bend | |||||
Mary Queen Church | Friendswood | Galveston | |||||
Queen of Peace Church | La Marque | Galveston | |||||
Our Lady of Lourdes Church | Hitchcock | Galveston | |||||
Shrine of the True Cross Church | Dickinson | Galveston | |||||
St. Mary Church | League City | Galveston | |||||
St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Church | Texas City | Galveston | |||||
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church | Freeport | Galveston | |||||
Holy Rosary Church | 1889 | Galveston | Galveston | This is a part of the Holy Family Parish, which is a multi-location parish established on August 15, 2009 as a merger of several existing parishes. [17] [18] In 2010 the archdiocese classified it as "mid-sized" due to it having 2,600 households in its congregation. The congregation's number of church services per weekend was ten; KTRK-TV stated that this number of services "exceeds norms for a parish of its size." In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests. Holy Rosary was Texas's first Catholic church for black people. Worship services began in 1886, while it used a building for its affiliated Catholic school, and in 1889 the parish was formally established.[19] In 2009 the archdiocese announced that the Holy Rosary educational building, dormitory for women, gymnasium, pavilion, and rectory would be razed, while leaving the worship building intact. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) in 2017 established a historical marker.[20] | |||
Sacred Heart Church | Galveston | Galveston | This is a part of the Holy Family Parish, which is a multi-location parish established on August 15, 2009 as a merger of several existing parishes. [21] [22] In 2010 the archdiocese classified it as "mid-sized" due to it having 2,600 households in its congregation. The congregation's number of church services per weekend was ten; KTRK-TV stated that this number of services "exceeds norms for a parish of its size." In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests. In 2009 the archdiocese announced that it would raze Sacred Heart's educational building, gymnasium, and meeting rooms, leaving the worship building and rectory intact. | ||||
St. Mary Cathedral Basilica | Galveston | Galveston | This is a part of the Holy Family Parish, which is a multi-location parish established on August 15, 2009 as a merger of several existing parishes. [23] [24] In 2010 the archdiocese classified it as "mid-sized" due to it having 2,600 households in its congregation. The congregation's number of church services per weekend was ten; KTRK-TV stated that this number of services "exceeds norms for a parish of its size." In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests. | ||||
St. Patrick Church | Galveston | Galveston | This is a part of the Holy Family Parish, which is a multi-location parish established on August 15, 2009 as a merger of several existing parishes. [25] [26] In 2010 the archdiocese classified it as "mid-sized" due to it having 2,600 households in its congregation. The congregation's number of church services per weekend was ten; KTRK-TV stated that this number of services "exceeds norms for a parish of its size." In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests. | ||||
Mary, Star of the Sea | Jamaica Beach | Galveston | This is a part of the Holy Family Parish, which is a multi-location parish established on August 15, 2009 as a merger of several existing parishes. [27] [28] In 2010 the archdiocese classified it as "mid-sized" due to it having 2,600 households in its congregation. The congregation's number of church services per weekend was ten; KTRK-TV stated that this number of services "exceeds norms for a parish of its size." In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests. | ||||
Our Lady by the Sea Chapel | Crystal Beach in the Bolivar Peninsula | Galveston | This is a part of the Holy Family Parish, which is a multi-location parish established on August 15, 2009 as a merger of several existing parishes. [29] [30] In 2010 the archdiocese classified it as "mid-sized" due to it having 2,600 households in its congregation. The congregation's number of church services per weekend was ten; KTRK-TV stated that this number of services "exceeds norms for a parish of its size." In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests. Intended to serve all Catholics of the peninsula, it was built on the site of the former St. Therese of Lisieux Mission, which Hurricane Ike damaged in 2008. The design was intended to repel effects from hurricanes. John Nova Lomax of the Houston Press wrote that "Our Lady effectively consolidates [St Therese of Lisieux] and Port Bolivar's Our Mother of Mercy".[31] It was dedicated in 2010. Between Hurricane Ike and the opening of Our Lady by the Sea, Bolivar residents attended church in Galveston or in Winnie. Residents opposed to the demolition of Our Mother of Mercy expressed a negative reception to the opening of Our Lady by the Sea. | ||||
Christ Our Light Church | Navasota | Grimes | |||||
St. Joseph Mission | Grimes | ||||||
St. Mary Church | Plantersville | Grimes | |||||
St. Stanislaus Church | Anderson | Grimes | |||||
All Saints Church | Houston Heights | Harris | |||||
Annunciation Church | Downtown Houston | Harris | |||||
Ascension Chinese Mission ( | 1988 | Alief super neighborhood,[32] [33] Houston | Harris | It originated from a Chinese worship service that was established in the 1970s.[34] The parish was created in 1988,[35] initially operating out of a commercial center in the southwest Houston Chinatown area. It relocated to its current site in Spring 1991. | |||
Assumption Catholic Church | North Houston | Harris | |||||
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church | East End[36] | Harris | |||||
Catholic Charismatic Center | East Downtown[37] [38] | Harris | |||||
Christ, The Incarnate Word Church (vi|Giáo Xứ Đức Kito Ngôi Lời Nhập Thể) | 1998 [39] | Alief super neighborhood,[40] [41] Houston | Harris | It is one of five Vietnamese Catholic churches in the Houston area.[42] | |||
Christ the King Church | East Norhill[43] [44] | Harris | |||||
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | Downtown Houston | Harris | |||||
Corpus Christi Church | Westwood subdivision[45] [46] | Harris | |||||
Holy Cross Chapel | Downtown Houston | Harris | |||||
Holy Ghost Church | Gulfton, Houston | Harris | It is on a 10acres property,[47] in the Gulfton area,[48] one city block from Bellaire. The church building is in the shape of a "T". In 2006 it had about 4,000 regular parishioners. It give church services in both English and Spanish, with three masses per language each week. In 2006 a man who was bilingual in English and Spanish was the pastor. A group of volunteers created stained glass windows that were put in the church by 2008; the project began circa 1983.[49] | ||||
Holy Name Church | Near Northside, Northside District[50] [51] | Harris | |||||
Holy Rosary Church | 1913 | Midtown | Harris | The parish was established in 1913. In 1933, it constructed a parish hall. Pastor Joseph Konkel described that parish hall as the city's "only major construction project" due to the effects of the Great Depression on the city's economy.[52] Post-1970s suburbanization had resulted in a decline in parish membership. Circa 1994 the church bought 7000square feet, which it used for educational programs, in an office complex. Parish membership increased due to gentrification of Midtown post-1994. By 2004 a 15000square feet expansion was under way. In 2004 about 25% of the congregation was ethnic Vietnamese, and there are two masses per week in the Vietnamese language. Therefore it is one of five Vietnamese Catholic churches in the Houston area. | |||
Immaculate Conception Church | Magnolia Park, Houston | Harris | Initially the church catered to Anglo whites, with Mexican Americans being forced to go to the back of the church. This was the impetus for establishing Our Lady of Guadalupe.[53] | ||||
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church | Houston (Magnolia Park) | Harris | |||||
La Divina Providencia | Port Houston | Harris | |||||
Notre Dame Church | 1969 | Alief, Houston | Harris | It opened in 1969 with 173 families and a 5000square feet church structure with room for 750. From 1970 to 1975 the Continuing Christian Education and parish hall structures were built. By 2008 the church had 2,600 families. It previously used a 13000square feet sanctuary. By 2008 it struggled to cope with the demand, so it began building a new sanctuary and day chapel as part of a $5.7 million capital campaign, with 20280square feet of space. The South Continuing Christian Education structure previously on the site was to be razed. Its site has 10acres of land.[54] | |||
Our Lady of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Parish | Spring Branch, Houston | Harris | A Polish American church, it was established in the 1980s. At the time Polish immigrants who resisted Communist rule in that country arrived in Houston.[55] | ||||
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church | (Second Ward, East End, Houston | Harris | |||||
Our Lady of Lourdes Church | Northwest Houston | Harris | It is one of five Vietnamese Catholic churches in the Houston area. | ||||
Our Lady of Sorrows Church | Northeast Houston | Harris | |||||
Our Lady of St. John Church | Northeast Houston | Harris | |||||
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church | East Houston | Harris | |||||
Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church | Fifth Ward, Houston | Harris | |||||
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church | Southeast Houston | Harris | |||||
Prince of Peace Catholic Community | Houston | Harris | |||||
Queen of Peace Church | East End | Harris | |||||
Resurrection Church | Denver Harbor, Houston | Harris | |||||
St. Albert of Trapani Church | Brays Oaks, Houston[56] [57] | Harris | |||||
St. Alphonsus Church | Manchester, Houston[58] | Harris | |||||
St. Ambrose Church | Oak Forest, Houston | Harris | |||||
St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church (ko|휴스턴한인천주교회) | Spring Branch, Houston | Harris | Named after Andrew Kim Taegon, it serves ethnic Koreans and Korean speakers in the archdiocese. | ||||
St. Anne Church | River Oaks / Neartown/Montrose, Houston[59] | Harris | It holds an annual event, established in 1948, called "Fall Fiesta".[60] | ||||
St. Anne De Beaupre Church | Sunset Heights Extension No. 2[61] [62] | Harris | The third black church, St. Anne de Beaupre, named after the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada, opened in 1938. It was initially a dependency of Our Mother of Mercy. The naming after a Francophone Canadian site reflects the Louisiana Creole culture. It is in proximity to the Houston Heights,[63] and to Independence Heights.[64] | ||||
St. Augustine Church | Southeast Houston | Harris | |||||
St. Benedict the Abbot Church | 1963 | 5 Corners District[65] | Harris | Established in June 1963, with Montgomery Elementary School being the initial church location. The groundbreaking of the permanent facility was on May 22, 1964.[66] | |||
St. Bernadette Church | Clear Lake City[67] | Harris | |||||
St. Catherine of Siena Church | Spring Branch,[68] [69] Houston | Harris | |||||
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Sacred Heart Church | Conroe | Montgomery | |||||
St. Matthias the Apostle Church | Magnolia | Montgomery | |||||
St. Anthony of Padua Church | The Woodlands | Montgomery | It had 3,020 families in its congregation in 2006, and 5,700 families in its congregation in 2013. It operates St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School.[70] | ||||
St. John of the Cross Church | New Caney | Montgomery | |||||
St. Martha Church | 1979 | Porter | Montgomery | - It was established on February 25, 1979 with it initially being in Elm Grove Elementary School in Kingwood. The permanent building was built, with completion in September 1980 and with dedication the following month.[71] Construction on the current building in Porter began in 2009,[72] and it was dedicated on August 12, 2011. The faith formation office remains in Kingwood, as does the K-8 parish school. | |||
Saints Simon and Jude Church | 1980 | The Woodlands | Montgomery | The first Catholic church in The Woodlands, it was established circa 1980, with its 400 parishioners initially meeting at Knox Junior High School before moving into its permanent building in 1981. it had 3,800 families in its congregation.[73] | |||
St. Stephen the Martyr Mission | Point Blank | San Jacinto | |||||
St. Joseph Church | New Waverly | Walker | |||||
St. Thomas the Apostle Church | Huntsville | Walker | |||||
Sacred Heart Church | unincorporated area next to Pattison[74] [75] | Waller | |||||
St. Katharine Drexel Church | Hempstead | Waller | |||||
NOTE: St. Mark the Evangelist Church is in the city of Houston but is in Fort Bend County instead of Harris County.