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]
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 24 acres (9.7 ha) 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]
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]
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]
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."[17] In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests.[17] Holy Rosary was Texas's first Catholic church for black people.[18] 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.[17] The Texas Historical Commission (THC) in 2017 established a historical marker.[20]
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."[17] In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests.[17] 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.[17]
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."[17] In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests.[17]
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."[17] In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests.[17]
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."[17] In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests.[17]
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."[17] In 2010 it had six deacons and four priests.[17] 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.[17] 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".[21] 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.[21]
It originated from a Chinese worship service that was established in the 1970s.[24] The parish was created in 1988,[25] initially operating out of a commercial center in the southwest Houston Chinatown area. It relocated to its current site in Spring 1991.[24]
It is on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) property,[36] in the Gulfton area,[37] 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.[36] A group of volunteers created stained glass windows that were put in the church by 2008; the project began circa 1983.[38]
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.[41] Post-1970s suburbanization had resulted in a decline in parish membership. Circa 1994 the church bought 7,000 square feet (650 m2), which it used for educational programs, in an office complex. Parish membership increased due to gentrification of Midtown post-1994. By 2004 a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) 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.[41] Therefore it is one of five Vietnamese Catholic churches in the Houston area.[31]
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.[42]
It opened in 1969 with 173 families and a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) 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 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m2) 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 20,280 square feet (1,884 m2) of space. The South Continuing Christian Education structure previously on the site was to be razed. Its site has 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land.[43]
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.[44]
Established in June 1963, with Montgomery Elementary School being the initial church location. The groundbreaking of the permanent facility was on May 22, 1964.[55]
It had 3,020 families in its congregation in 2006,[11] and 5,700 families in its congregation in 2013. It operates St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School.[59]
- 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.[60] Construction on the current building in Porter began in 2009,[61] and it was dedicated on August 12, 2011.[60] The faith formation office remains in Kingwood,[62] as does the K-8 parish school.[63]
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. As of 2013[update] it had 3,800 families in its congregation.[64]
St. Charles Borromeo Church (Northside District)[39][67]
St. Christopher Church (Southeast Houston)
St. Clare of Assisi Church (Clear Lake City) - Its 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m2) addition opened in 2015. Inside are a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) narthex as well as meeting rooms.[68]
St. Joseph - St. Stephen Church (Sixth Ward[76]) - It formed by the 2016 merger of St. Joseph and St. Stephen parishes. The archdiocese first announced the merger proposal in 2014.[77]
St. Martha Church Faith Formation Office and Catholic School (Kingwood)[62][63] - Previously the main campus was in Kingwood; it is currently in Porter.
St. Mary of the Purification Church (Third Ward) - It was established on April 5, 1929.[79]
St. Michael Church (West Houston) - It is in proximity to the Houston Galleria.[80]
St. Monica Church (Acres Homes) - The parish was established in 1964, and it originated from a mission established in the 1940s.[81]
St. Nicholas Church (East Downtown[27][82]) - It is Houston's oldest black Catholic church.[83] It is/was considered to be in the Third Ward.[84] By 2012 the church held Swahili masses due to it gaining African immigrant parishioners.[85] In particular it has a group of Cameroonians in the congregation served by the Assumption Cameroonian Catholic Community, so it has services each month tailored to that group.[86] In 2013 the church had experienced multiple instances of copper theft.[87]
St. Peter the Apostle Church (Third Ward) - Established in 1941.[88]
St. Peter Claver Church (Settegast) - It was the first church in the archdiocese with an African-American pastor. It became a parish in November 1964.[89]
St. Philip Neri Church (southern Houston) - It is in proximity to Sunnyside and South Park.[90]
St. Theresa Church (in Memorial Park) - Started in Memorial Elementary School, with the first worship service April 14, 1946. Groundbreaking of the permanent building was on April 20, 1947.[92]
St. Thomas More Church (Southwest Houston)
St. Vincent de Paul Church - It was established in 1939 with the parish church being built from the following year.[93] It is in proximity to West University Place.[94]
Vietnamese Martyrs Church (Vietnamese: Giáo Xứ Các Thánh Tử Đạo Việt Nam) - It is one of five Vietnamese Catholic churches in the Houston area.[31]
NOTE: St. Mark the Evangelist Church is in the city of Houston but is in Fort Bend County instead of Harris County.
St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church (City of Katy) - The church has regular worship services in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.[95]
St. Cecilia Church (Hedwig Village,[96] Houston postal address) - Previously St. Theresa church served the Memorial Villages area. St. Cecilia was established by Bishop Nold on July 1, 1956.[97]
St. Mary Magdalene Church (Humble) - By 1911 the Church of the Immaculate Conception established the St. Mary's Mission in Humble; it received a permanent building in 1915. At one point the church moved to its current location.[99]
Christ The Good Shepherd Church (Spring postal address)[100][101] - It was established on April 1, 1978.[102]
Christ the Redeemer Church (Houston postal address)[103] - It was established after 1980, and originally used Millsap Elementary School as its worship center. The permanent building was dedicated on August 19, 1984, on the same year construction ended.[104] - It was established in 1980. In 2005 Tara Dooley of the Houston Chronicle stated that it had "A swelling membership".[105]
Epiphany of the Lord Church (Greater Katy)[106][107] - It opened in 1981. In 1984 a Molotov cocktail damaged the church building. The church building received several additions. Jack Dinkins was the pastor in 2010.[108] As of 2018[update] Tom Lam is the pastor of Epiphany of the Lord.[109]
Our Lady of Lavang Church (Vietnamese: Giáo Xứ Đức Mẹ Lavang) (Houston postal address)[103] - It is one of five Vietnamese Catholic churches in the Houston area.[31]
Regina Caeli Parish (Houston postal address)[103][110] - Established on August 15, 2013,[111] it uses a traditional Latin language worship style from the period before Vatican II. The permanent campus, on 40 acres (16 ha) of land, had its groundbreaking on December 20, 2015. The church's name is "Queen of Heaven" in English.[112]
St. Dominic Church (Houston postal address)[103][113]
St. Edith Stein Church (Greater Katy)[106][114] It is on 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land adjacent to the Westfield subdivision, opened in September 1999. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston bought the site in March 1999. The church's 100-seat 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) sanctuary and 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) Formation Center were scheduled to be completed in early March 2004 for a total of $5.8 million. Other buildings were to be erected at a later time.[115] Prior to the opening of the permanent facilities, the church was housed in Katy ISD buildings. As of 2002[update] about 600 families were registered at St. Edith Stein.[116] By 2006 there were 1,400 families.[11]
St. Edward Church (Spring postal address)[100][117]
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church (Houston postal address)[103]
St. Ignatius Loyola Church (Spring postal address)[100] - It was established in 1985.[118] SILCC went viral after Hurricane Harvey when Father Norbert Maduzia declared, "I'm standing inside the church now. I'm just speechless. Everything is lost."[119]
St. James the Apostle Church (Spring census-designated place)[100][120]
St. John Neumann Church (Houston postal address)[103][121]
St. Leo the Great Church (Houston postal address)[103][122]
St. Luke the Evangelist Church (Houston postal address)[103][98] The main campus is in an unincorporated area while the Cenacle Learning Center (CLC) is in Pearland.[98]
St. Matthew the Evangelist Church (Houston postal address)[103][123]
St. Maximilian Kolbe Church (Houston postal address)[103][124] - In July 1983 the church was established, and it initially used Post Elementary School in Jersey Village before moving to Emmott Elementary School by Summer 1985. The permanent church was built from November 1986 with dedication on November 1, 1987.[125]
Our Mother of Mercy Church (Port Bolivar, Bolivar Peninsula[21]) - It was established circa 1950. Lomax wrote that the church "was the site of many marriages and funerals for generations of Bolivarians."[21] It closed after Hurricane Ike in 2008.[17] At the end of its life, its congregation numbered 75, although in summer months vacationers also attended church there. Lomax described it as "a dowdy, declining parish".[126] Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza had it razed, despite the lack of damage from the hurricane.[21] The archdiocese argued that keeping the structure would cause further expenses, and that future weather issues could damage the building.[17] Lomax wrote "the archdiocese viewed the church as old and in the way".[126] He added that former members of the congregation had a negative reception to the demolition and the consolidation to the Our Lady By The Sea site at Crystal Beach.[21]
Reina de la Paz (Galveston)[18] This was a mission of St. Patrick Church. In 2009 the Archdiocese announced that it will sell the site.[17]
St. Peter the Apostle Church (Galveston) - In 2009 the archdiocese announced that it will sell the land, with the rectory remaining intact but the other buildings being razed.[17]
St. Theresa of Liseaux Mission (Crystal Beach)[18] - It was built in 1994.[126] It sustained damage during Hurricane Ike in 2008, and due to the damage the archdiocese had it razed. Our Lady By The Sea was built on its site.[17]
St. Stephen Church (First Ward, Houston) - The church, which had a congregation with many Mexican immigrants, occupied what Lisa Gray of the Houston Chronicle referred to as "a modest church building" and was in an area experiencing gentrification.[128] It closed in 2016 when it was merged with St. Joseph Church. In 2018,[129] and 2019, there were protests advocating that the archdiocese reopen the church. The leadership of the Catholic church overruled the archdiocese and ordered the church to reopen, but as of 2019 no such reopening has yet occurred.[128]
^"Contact Us". Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31. 6502 County Road 48 Manvel, Texas 77578 - The postal address states "Manvel, Texas" but a comparison to a map shows the church is physically in Iowa Colony.
^"Contact Us." St. Faustina Catholic Church. Retrieved on July 11, 2018. "Physical Address: 28102 FM 1093 Fulshear TX 77441"
^Herrera, Sebastian (2017-03-25). "In Houston's Katy suburb, a Venezuelan population thrives". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-07-11. Nearly half of the more than 11,000 Venezuelans in Houston live in the 181 square miles that make up Katy. - note the article says "Nearly half of the more than 11,000 Venezuelans in Houston live in the 181 square miles that make up Katy." but the City of Katy itself is much smaller than that. In context, "Katy" here means "Greater Katy".
^Assessor's Block Book for Harris County, Texas. Vol. 62. Harris County Appraisal District. p. 120. - "East Norhill Block 207" - JPG - Church indicated
^"Home". Christ the King Catholic Church. Retrieved 2020-06-07. 4419 North Main Street Houston, TX 77009
^Assessor's Block Book for Harris County, Texas. Vol. 80. Harris County Appraisal District. p. 77. - "Westwood Section 5 Blocks 1-9 and Res. A-D" JPG - The church is on tract "A".
^"Home". Corpus Christi Church. Retrieved 2020-06-08. 9900 Stella Link Rd. Houston, TX 77025
^Meeks, Flori. "Near Northside sees past as key to progress." Houston Chronicle. October 16, 2012. Retrieved on December 20, 2012. "Near Northside is bounded by Burnett Street to the south, Interstate 45 to the west, Hardy Street to the East and roughly Cavalcade to the north."
^Steptoe, Tyina L. Houston Bound: Culture and Color in a Jim Crow City (Volume 41 of American Crossroads). University of California Press, November 3, 2015. ISBN0520958535, 9780520958531. p. 117. "St. Anne de Beaupre[...]in Houston Heights."
^"Home". St. Catherine of Siena Church. Retrieved 2020-06-08. 10688 Shadow Wood Drive, Houston, Texas 77043, United States - Compare to the Spring Branch district map
^"Sharpstown Country Club Terrace Sec. 2" Blocks 1–3, 9–13, 19–22, 24, and 26 (JPG and PDF). Harris County Block Book Maps. Volume 93, p. 302-367. Retrieved on August 9, 2017. Church indicated on the map.
^"Home". St. Francis de Sales Church. Retrieved 2020-06-02. 8200 Roos Rd, Houston, TX 77036
^"Home". St. Joseph-St. Stephen Church. Retrieved 2020-06-02. Saint Joseph Catholic Church Historic 6th Ward Houston Texas - Earlier URL of merged church
^"About Us". St. Mary of the Purification Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31. [...]has provided [...] for residents of the third-ward area of Houston, Texas[...]
^"Home". St. Michael Church. Retrieved 2020-06-07. St. Michael Catholic Church is located in west Houston very near to the Galleria.
^"Home". St. Nicholas Church. Retrieved 2020-06-02. 2502 Clay (Church) 2508 Clay (Office) Houston, Texas 77003-4498 - Compare to the map of East Downtown.
^Takougang, Joseph (2014-03-06). Cameroonian Immigrants in the United States: Between the Homeland and the Diaspora. Lexington Books. p. 75. ISBN9780739186947.
^Hatfield, Mycah (2020-05-03). "West U church holds in-person services for 1st time in weeks". KTRK-TV. Retrieved 2020-05-04. ABC13 visited the chapel of St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in West University,[...] - Despite the statement, the church is outside of the West University Place city limits. Check the address: "Home". St. Vincent de Paul. Retrieved 2020-05-04. 6800 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77025 - Comparing the street address to a map shows that the church is in the Houston city limits.
^"Our History". St. Cecilia Church. Retrieved 2020-06-02. 11720 Joan of Arc Drive, Houston TX 77024 - Compare the street address to the Hedwig Village map.
^ abc"Home". St. Luke the Evangelist Church. Retrieved 2020-06-07. ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH | 11011 HALL RD, HOUSTON, TX [...] CENACLE LEARNING CENTER (CLC) | 1750 RIVERSTONE RANCH DR., PEARLAND, TX. 77089
^"Contact Info". Christ The Good Shepherd Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31. 18511 Klein Church Road Spring, TX 77379 - A comparison with the Spring CDP map shows it is not in the CDP.
^"History". Christ The Good Shepherd Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^"Our Story". Christ the Redeemer Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31. 11507 Huffmeister Road Houston, Texas 77065 - The church is not in the Houston city limits.
^Home. Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church. Retrieved on July 11, 2018. "1530 Norwalk Dr. Katy, TX 77450" - Putting this address in a mapping program shows this church is in Harris County. Despite having a "Katy, TX" address, the church is not in the Katy city limits.
^"Fr. Tom Lam." Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church. Retrieved on October 25, 2018.
^"Contact Us and Registration". Regina Caeli Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31. Regina Caeli Parish 8121 Breen Dr. Houston, TX 77064 - The church is not in the Houston city limits.
^"The Parish". Regina Caeli Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^"Contact Us". St. Dominic Church. Retrieved 2020-06-07. 8215 Reservoir St. Houston, TX 77049
^Home. St. Edith Stein Catholic Church. Retrieved on July 12, 2018. "3311 N. Fry Rd Katy, TX 77449" - Despite the Katy, TX postal address, it is not in the Katy city limits.
^"Home". St. Edward Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31. 2601 Spring-Stuebner Road, Spring, Texas 77389 - The location is not in the Spring CDP.
^"About Our Parish". St. Ignatius Loyola Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31. Address: 7810 Cypresswood Dr., Spring, TX 77379-7101 - The church is not in the CDP.
^"Contact Us / Directions". St. James the Apostle Church. Retrieved 2020-05-31. 22800 Aldine Westfield Spring, TX 77373 - This location is within the Spring CDP.
^"Home". St. John Neumann Church. Retrieved 2020-06-07. 2730 Nelwood Drive, Houston, TX 77038
^"Home". St. Leo the Great Church. Retrieved 2020-06-07. 2131 Lauder Rd. Houston., TX 77039
^"Contact Us". St. Maximilian Kolbe Church. Retrieved 2020-06-09. Saint Maximilian Catholic Community Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston 10135 West Road Houston, Texas 77064
^"History". St. Maximilian Kolbe Church. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
