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This is a list of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. The archdiocese encompasses eight civil parishes in Louisiana: St. Bernard, Jefferson (except Grand Isle)[note 1], Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, and Washington. As of 2024, the archdiocese has 111 parishes and eight missions organized into ten deaneries.. [2]

Active parishes

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Deanery I – Cathedral

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website and comments
St. Louis Cathedral 615 Pere Antoine Alley, Jackson Square French Quarter, New Orleans https://www.stlouiscathedral.org/
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos 3053 Dauphine St. New Orleans Order of Preachers/Dominicans (O.P.) (formerly St. Vincent De Paul)http://seeloschurchno.org
Corpus Christi-Epiphany 2022 St. Bernard Ave. New Orleans Josephite Fathers and Brothers (S.S.J.) https://www.ccecno.org/
Immaculate Conception 130 Baronne St. New Orleans Jesuit (S.J.) http://jesuitchurch.net
Our Lady of Guadalupe 411 North Rampart St. New Orleans Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) (The International Shrine of St. Jude)http://www.judeshrine.com
Our Lady Star of the Sea 1835 St. Roch Ave. New Orleans http://www.olss-no.com/
St. Augustine 1210 Governor Nicholls St. New Orleans (Treme') https://staugchurch.org/
St. David 5617 St. Claude Ave. New Orleans Josephite (S.S.J.) https://stdavidnola.com/
St. Joseph 1802 Tulane Ave. New Orleans Vincentian Fathers http://www.stjosephchurch-no.org
St. Mary of the Angels 3501 N. Miro St. New Orleans http://www.smaneworleans.org/
St. Peter Claver 1923 St. Philip St. New Orleans Society of St. Edmund (S.S.E.) https://www.stpeterclaverneworleans.org/

Deanery II – City Park-Gentilly

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website and comments
Mary Queen of Vietnam 5069 Willowbrook Dr. New Orleans https://maryqueenvn.org/
Our Lady of LaVang 6054 Vermillion Blvd, New Orleans https://ourladyoflavangnola.org/
Our Lady of the Rosary 3368 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans http://www.ourladyoftherosary-no.com
Resurrection of Our Lord 9701 Hammond St. New Orleans https://www.resurrectionofourlord.org/
St. Anthony of Padua 4640 Canal St. New Orleans https://www.sapparish.org/
St. Dominic 775 Harrison Ave. New Orleans (Lakeview) Dominican Fathers and Brothers (O.P.) https://www.stdominicnola.org/
St. Gabriel the Archangel 4700 Pineda St. New Orleans http://stgabe.net
St. James Major 3736 Gentilly Blvd. New Orleans https://saintjamesmajor.org/
St. Maria Goretti 7300 Crowder St. New Orleans http://www.smgnola.com
St. Paul the Apostle 6828 Chef Menteur Highway New Orleans (East) https://www.stpaultheapostlechurch-nola.org/
St. Pius X 6666 Spanish Fort Blvd. New Orleans (East) http://stpiusxnola.org
St. Raymond-St. Leo the Great 2916 Paris Ave. New Orleans Josephite (S.S.J) https://srslchurch.com/
Transfiguration of the Lord 2212 Prentiss Ave. New Orleans https://transfigurationnola.org/

Established in 2008, formed by the merger of three parishes affected by Hurricane Katrina: St. Francis Cabrini, St. Raphael the Archangel and St. Thomas the Apostle.

Deanery III – Uptown

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website and comments
Blessed Sacrament - St. Joan of Arc 8321 Burthe St. New Orleans Josephite (S.S.J.) https://www.bssjaparish.com/
Blessed Trinity 4230 S. Broad St. New Orleans http://www.blessedtrinity-no.org/
Good Shepherd Parish at St. Stephen Church 1025 Napoleon Ave. New Orleans http://goodshepherdparishnola.com
Holy Name of Jesus 6367 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans Jesuit (S.J.) http://www.hnjchurch.org
Mater Dolorosa 1228 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans http://www.mdolorosa.com
St. Alphonsus Parish / St. Marys Assumption Church 2030 Constance St. New Orleans Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CSsR) https://stalphonsusno.com/
St. Francis of Assisi 631 State St. New Orleans http://www.stfrancisuptown.com
St. Katharine Drexel 2015 Louisiana Ave. New Orleans https://stkatharinedrexelno.org/
St. Patrick 724 Camp StreetNew Orleans http://oldstpatricks.org
St. Rita 2729 Lowerline St. New Orleans https://www.stritanola.com/
St. Theresa of Avila 1404 Erato St. New Orleans https://sttheresanola.org/


Deanery IV – East Jefferson

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website and comments
Divine Mercy Parish 4337 Sal Lentini Pkwy.Kenner http://www.divinemercyparish.org
Our Lady of Divine Providence 1000 N. Starrett Rd. Metairie http://oldp.org
Our Lady of Perpetual Help 1908 Short Street Kenner https://www.olphla.net/
St. Agnes 3310 Jefferson Hwy.Jefferson http://www.stagnesjefferson.org
St. Angela Merici 901 Beverly Garden Dr. Metairie http://www.stangela.org
St. Ann Church and National Shrine 4940 Meadowdale St. Metairie http://stannchurchandshrine.org
St. Benilde 1901 Division St. Metairie http://www.stbenilde.org
St. Catherine of Siena Church 105 Bonnabel Blvd. Metairie http://www.stcatherineparish.com
St. Christopher the Martyr 309 Manson Ave. Metairie https://www.stchristopherano.com/
St. Clement of Rome 4317 Richland Ave. Metairie http://www.scrparish.org
St. Edward the Confessor 4921 West Metairie Ave. Metairie http://www.steddy.org
St. Francis Xavier 444 Metairie Rd. Metairie https://church.stfrancisxavier.com/
St. Jerome 2400 33rd St. Kenner http://www.stjeromecatholic.org/
St. Louis King of France 1609 Carrollton Metairie http://stlouiskingoffrance.com/
St. Mary Magdalen 6425 West Metairie Ave. Metairie http://www.stmarymagdalenchurch.com/
St. Matthew the Apostle 10021 Jefferson Hwy. River Ridge https://www.stmatthewtheapostle.net/
St. Philip Neri 6500 Kawanee Ave. Metairie https://spnparish.net/
St. Rita of Cascia 7100 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan https://stritaharahan.com/

Deanery V – St. John-St. Charles

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website and comments
Ascension of Our Lord 799 Fairway Drive Laplace http://www.aolparish.org
Holy Family 155 Holy Family Lane Luling
Our Lady of Grace 772 Highway 44 Reserve Josephite (S.S.J.) https://olgcommunity.com/
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary 1 Rectory Lane Hahnville https://olhrhahnville.org/
Sacred Heart of Jesus 401 Spruce St. Norco http://sacredheartchurchnorco.org
St. Anthony of Padua
[3] 		234 Angus Dr. Luling https://stanthonyluling.org/
St. Charles Borromeo 13396 River Rd. Destrehan https://scblittleredchurch.org/
St. Gertrude the Great
 17292 LA Hwy 631 Des Allemands https://stgertrudedesallemands.org/

In 2008 it began sharing a pastor with Paradis's St. John the Baptist Church.[3]

St. Hubert 176 Anthony Monica Street Garyville https://sthubertgaryville.org/
St. Joan of Arc 529 W. 5th St. Laplace http://www.sjachurch.com
St. John the Baptist 2361 Hwy. 18 Edgard https://stjohnbaptistedgard.org/
St. John the Baptist 15405 Hwy. 90 Paradis, Louisiana
St. Mark
 10771 River Rd. Ama http://www.stmarkwebsite.web.officelive.com%5B%5D
St. Peter 1551 Hwy. 44 Reserve

Deanery VI – Westbank

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website and comment
Assumption of Mary 172 Andre Dung Lac Dr, Avondale https://19910.sites.ecatholic.com/
Christ the King 535 Deerfield Rd. Terrytown https://christkingterrytown.com/
Immaculate Conception 4401 7th St. Marrero https://www.iccmarrero.org/
Our Lady of Prompt Succor and Holy Guardian Angels Church 146 4th St. Westwego https://olpsw.org/
Our Lady of the Angels[3] 139 Herman St. Waggaman https://oloacatholicchurch.org/
St. Agnes Le Thi Thanh 6851 St. Le Thi Thanh St. Marrero
St. Anthony 924 Monroe St. Gretna
St. Anthony St. Pius X Mission 2653 Jean Lafitte Blvd. Lafitte https://stanthonylafitte.org/
St. Bonaventure[3] 329 S. Jamie Blvd. Avondale https://stbonaventureavondale.org/
St. Cletus 3600 Claire Ave. Gretna http://www.stcletuschurch.myownparish.com
St. Joachim 5055 Barataria Blvd. Marrero https://www.stjoachimmarrero.org/
St. John Bosco 2114 Oakmere Dr. Harvey https://saintjohnboscochurch.org/
St. Joseph 610 6th St. Gretna http://www.stjosephgretna.org[permanent dead link]
St. Joseph the Worker 455 Ames Blvd. Marrero http://www.stjworker.com/
St. Martha 2555 Apollo Dr. Harvey, http://www.stmarthaharvey.com
St. Rosalie 600 2nd Ave. Harvey, Salesians of Don Bosco (S.B.D.) http://www.strosalieparish.org
Visitation of Our Lady 3500 Ames Blvd. Marrero http://www.vol.org

Deanery VII – Algiers-Plaquemines

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website and comments
All Saints 1441 Teche St. New Orleans (Algiers) Josephite (S.S.J.) https://allsaintschurchnola.org/
Holy Name of Mary 500 Eliza Street New Orleans (Algiers Point[4]) https://holynameofmarynola.org/
Holy Spirit 6201 Stratford Pl. New Orleans https://holyspiritchurchnola.org/
Our Lady of Perpetual Help 8968 Hwy. 23 Belle Chasse https://olphbc.org/
St. Joseph Algiers
St. Andrew the Apostle 3101 Eton St. New Orleans (Algiers) http://www.standrewparish.net
St. Patrick 28698 Hwy. 23 Port Sulphur http://www.stpatrickportsulphur.com

Deanery VIII – St. Bernard

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website and comments
Assumption of Our Lady Mission 6951 Hwy 39 Braithwaite, Operated by St. Thomas
Our Lady of Lourdes
 2621 Colonial Blvd. Violet http://www.olol-church.com
Our Lady of Prompt Succor 2320 Paris Road Chalmette, http://www.olps-chalmette.org/
St. Bernard
 2805 Bayou Rd. St. Bernard[3] https://stbernard-stbla.com/
St. Thomas 17605 Hwy 15 Pointe a la Hache https://myparishstthomas.org/

Deanery IX – West St. Tammany-Washington

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website
Holy Family 1318 Bickham Rd. Franklinton https://holyfamilyfranklinton.org/
Mary Queen of Peace 1501 W. Causeway Appr. Mandeville http://www.maryqueenofpeace.org/
Most Holy Trinity 4465 Hwy 190 East Service Road Covington https://www.mhtcc.net/
Our Lady of the Lake 312 Lafitte St. Mandeville http://www.ollparish.info/
St. Anselm 306 St. Mary St. Madisonville http://www.stanselmmadisonville.org
St. Benedict 20370 Smith Rd. Covington http://www.stbenedictcovington.com/
St. Jane de Chantal 7240 Maple St. Abita Springs http://saintjanedechantal.com
St. John the Baptist 11355 St. John Church Rd. Folsom https://www.folsomcatholic.org/
St. Michael the Archangel Mission 81340 Hwy. 41 Bush http://saintjanedechantal.com
St. Peter 125 E. 19th Avenue Covington http://www.stpeterparish.com

Deanery X – East St. Tammany-Washington

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Church name Image Address/community Current Order Website
Annunciation 517 Avenue B Bogalusa http://accbogalusa.org
Our Lady of Lourdes 400 Westchester Place Slidell http://ollparishslidell.org[permanent dead link]
Sacred Heart of Jesus 28088 Main St. Lacombe https://sacredheartofjesusonline.org/
St. Genevieve 58203 Hwy. 433 Slidell http://stgenevieve.net/
St. John of the Cross 61051 Brier Lake Drive Lacombe https://stjohnofthecrosslacombe.org/
St. Luke the Evangelist 910 Cross Gates Blvd. Slidell http://www.stlukeslidell.org/
St. Margaret Mary 1050 Robert Blvd. Slidell http://www.saintmmchurch.org/
Sts. Peter and Paul 66192 St. Mary Dr. Pearl River https://sppcprla.com/

Non-parish churches

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Church name Image Address Website
Center of Jesus the Lord 1236 N. Rampart St. New Orleans (French Quarter) http://www.centerofjesusthelord.org
Catholic Center at Tulane University 1037 Audubon St. New Orleans http://www.catholiccentertulane.com

University campus ministry centers

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Tulane University and the University of New Orleans have campus ministry centers: St. Thomas More and St. Thomas the Apostle, respectively. They were parishes until 2008.[3]

Suppressed parishes

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In 2008, the archdiocese released a plan to close 22 churches, with 16 of them in New Orleans.[5]

Church name Image Address/community Year suppressed
Annunciation Church


By 2011 the archdiocese listed for sale the church, rectory, and parish hall.[6]

New Orleans[6]
Ave Maria Chapel


Dedicated October 21, 1912. Destroyed on September 29, 1915 by weather event .[4]

Lakeview, New Orleans[4] 1915[4]
Blessed Sacrament


Final church service was August 17, 2008. St. Joan of Arc Church in Carrollton took congregation.[7]

Uptown New Orleans[3] 2008[7]
Epiphany of Our Lord Church


Built in 1948, closed after Hurricane Katrina. Corpus Christi Church took the congregation.[4]

7th Ward, New Orleans[4] Dissolved in 2008[3]
Holy Guardian Angels


Church closed, building went to Our Lady of Prompt Succor.[3]

Bridge City[3] 2008[3]
Holy Trinity Catholic Church

now operates as an opera house.

725 Saint Ferdinand Street New Orleans Faubourg Marigny 1997
Immaculate Heart of Mary


St. Maria Goretti Church took the congregation.[4]

New Orleans East[4] 2008[3]
Incarnate Word


Church closed, Congregants moved to Mater Dolorosa Church.[3]

Carrollton, New Orleans[3] 2008[3]
Infant Jesus of Prague


Church closed, building went to St. Martha.[3]

Harvey[3] 2008[3]
Nativity of Our Lord


Consolidated with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton[5]

Kenner[5] 2008[5]
Our Lady of Good Counsel

Before closure, the church had approximately 450 families.[8] Congregation went to St. Stephen.[5]

Uptown New Orleans:[3] 1307 Louisiana Ave. New Orleans (Garden District)[citation needed] 2008[8]
Our Lady of Good Harbor


Its parish school was the first school to be racially desegregated by the archdiocese, prompting boycotts and vandalism in the 1960s. Congregation went to Port Sulphur's St. Patrick Church.[4]

Buras[6] 2008[3]
Our Lady of Lourdes


Dedicated in 1957, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.[4] Congregation merged to St. Matthias.[3]

Central City, New Orleans Formally closed in 2008.[3]
Sacred Heart of Jesus


In 1901 Louis Armstrong was christened here. [4]Congregants moved to St. Anthony of Padua.[3]

Mid-City, New Orleans[5] 2008[5]
San Pedro Pescador


Congregation moved to St. Bernard Church.[3]

Reggio[6] 2008[3]
St. Alphonsus

Merged with St. Mary's Assumption. Building is now a community center.

2029 Constance St. New Orleans
St. Anthony
 Venice[6]
St. Anthony


Congregation moved to Holy Name of Mary in Algiers, New Orleans[3]

Gretna[3] 2008[3]
St. Brigid


Established in 1977.[4] Mary, Queen of Vietnam took its congregation.[3]

Village de L'Est, New Orleans East[4] 2008[3]
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton


Consolidated with Nativity of Our Lord[5]

Kenner[5] 2008[5]
St. Frances Cabrini

Demolished in June 2007 due to extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina)[citation needed] The congregation moved to St. Raphael in 2008.[5]Now the site of Holy Cross High School.[4]

5500 Paris Ave.New Orleans (Gentilly)[3]
St. Francis de Sales


Merged into Holy Ghost.[3]

Central City, New Orleans[3] 2008[3]
St. Henry Church


After the archbishop ordered the church closed, members of the congregation occupied it until they were removed by the New Orleans Police Department. It temporarily reopened for a funeral in 2010, as it had not been deconsecrated.[9] At the end, the church it had about 300 families.[8] Parishioners were redirected to St. Stephen.[5]

Uptown New Orleans[8] October 26, 2008[4]
St. John the Baptist
 New Orleans[6]
St. Julian Eymard


Congregation moved to Holy Name of Mary in Algiers.[3]

Algiers, New Orleans[3] August 3, 2008.[4]
St. Lawrence the Martyr


Merged with Our Lady of Divine Providence.[3]

Metairie[3] 2008[3]
St. Louise Marillac


Merged into Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in Chalmette.[4] Building razed in 2009.[10]

2008[10]
St. Mark


Damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Congregation merged into Our Lady of Prompt Succor.[4]

Chalmette[4] 2008[4]
St. Mary's Chapel


Located in the Old Ursuline Convent. St. Louis Cathedral absorbed its congregants.[3]

French Quarter, New Orleans[3] 2008[3]
St. Matthias


Damaged by Hurricane Katrina.[4]

St. Maurice
Congregants moved to St. David.[3] 		Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans[3] 2008[3]
St. Monica


Merged into St. Matthias.[3]

Central City, New Orleans[3] 2008[3]
St. Philip the Apostle New Orleans[6]
St. Pius X


Building went to St. Anthony.[3]

Crown Point[3] 2008[3]
St. Raphael


Consolidated with St. Frances Cabrini,[5] with the St. Raphael site used.[3]

Gentilly, New Orleans[3] 2008[5]
St. Raymond


Congregants went to St. Leo the Great.[4]

St. Robert Bellarmine


Merged with Our Lady of Prompt succor.[4]

Arabi[4]
St. Rose of Lima

Damaged by Hurricane Katrina.[4] Repurposed as the Bayou Treme Center for Arts and Education in 2012.[4]

St. Simon Peter


Congregation moved to St. Maria Goretti.[4]

New Orleans East[3] 2008[3]
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus


Damaged by Hurricane Katrina, closed.[4]

St. Vincent de Paul


Now operating as Blessed Francis Seelos

3053 Dauphine New Orleans (Bywater) 2001

Notes

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  1. ^ Unlike the rest of Jefferson Parish, the church of Grand Isle is not in the New Orleans archdiocese, but instead in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Home". Our Lady of the Isle. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. ^ "Parishes". Archdiocese of New Orleans. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc Nolan, Bruce (2008-04-08). "View parish-by-parish changes". The Times Picayune. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Daffin, Melinda (2017-03-07). "24 closed Catholic churches of New Orleans: vintage photos from The Times-Picayune". The Times Picayune. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Nolan, Bruce; David Hammer (2008-04-09). "Archbishop announces sweeping reorganization". The Times Picayune. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Pope, John (2011-01-25). "Archdiocese of New Orleans will sell or lease 13 empty properties, including 7 churches". The Times Picayune. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29. - Map of properties for sale, which has further details on what portions of each property were for sale
  7. ^ a b Persica, Dennis (2008-08-17). "Blessed Sacrament parishioners say farewell". The Times Picayune. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  8. ^ a b c d Nolan, Bruce (2008-04-03). "Two N.O. church parishes to close, leaders are told". The Times Picayune. Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2020-05-29. They said Engelbrecht told them the two parishes were to be formally dissolved -- the canonical term is "suppressed"[...]
  9. ^ Nolan, Bruce (2010-02-19). "St. Henry parishioners use church for first time in 13 months". The Times Picayune. Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  10. ^ a b Barry, Dan (2010-07-03). "In a Refuge Haunted by Katrina, BP Swirls In". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-05-28. The Archdiocese of New Orleans canonically closed St. Louise de Marillac Church two years ago, then tore it down last year, along with a portion of the old parochial school. - Two years ago from the article's date, 2010, is 2008. "Last year" would be 2009.

Further reading

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