List of churches in the Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston

The following churches are Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston.

List of active parishes

NameImageYear EstablishedLocationCountyStyleArchitectNotes Guardian Angel Church Wallis Austin Immaculate Conception Church Industry 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 - The page is in both English and Spanish. Iowa Colony, with a Manvel postal address - Compare this map to the address location of the church. - The postal address states "Manvel, Texas" but a comparison to a map shows the church is physically in Iowa Colony. Brazoria St. Anthony de Padua Church Danbury Brazoria Saints Cyril and Methodius Church Damon Brazoria St. Helen Church 1966 Pearland BrazoriaIts previous church building had a capacity of 900, it was building a new sanctuary, 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, and in 2016 this had increased to 6,000, making it the largest Catholic church in Brazoria County. The property includes a K-8 school, St. Helen Catholic School. 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"Contact Us." St. Faustina Catholic Church. Retrieved on July 11, 2018. "Physical Address: 28102 FM 1093 Fulshear TX 77441" Fort Bend It is in proximity to Cinco Ranch and is popular with Greater Katy's Hispanic population. The church has Spanish worship services, - 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". and occupies a 1,600-seat building on 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. 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. St. Mark the Evangelist Church Fort Bend Houston, Houston - Map attached. 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. In 2006 it was finalizing expansion plans, which originated from a 2005 survey. St. Thomas Aquinas Church Sugar Land - On Map Book page 3D 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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". 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 Stoneham 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, Houston Harris It originated from a Chinese worship service that was established in the 1970s. The parish was created in 1988,Vara, Richard. "Area Asian Catholics to come together in celebration." Houston Chronicle. August 21, 1999. Religion p. 1. NewsBank Record: 3159522. Available from the Houston Chronicle website's newspaper databases, accessible with a library card and PIN. 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"Map" (). East End Management District. Retrieved on March 8, 2010. Harris Catholic Charismatic Center East Downtown - This map has the boundaries of EaDo. Compare the map to the addresses of the Catholic Charismatic Center and of St. Nicholas. Harris Christ, The Incarnate Word Church () 1998 Alief super neighborhood, Houston Harris It is one of five Vietnamese Catholic churches in the Houston area.Latson, Jennifer. "Mass honors those lost in Sherman bus crash." Houston Chronicle. September 8, 2008. Retrieved on May 5, 2014. Christ the King Church East Norhill - "East Norhill Block 207" - JPG - Church indicated Harris Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Downtown Houston Harris Corpus Christi Church Westwood subdivision - "Westwood Section 5 Blocks 1-9 and Res. A-D" JPG - The church is on tract "A". Harris Holy Cross Chapel Downtown Houston Harris Holy Ghost Church Gulfton, Houston Harris It is on a property, in the Gulfton area, - The church and school have the same property (from that article: "the church now spans a 10-acre site including a [...] school[...]"). 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. Holy Name Church Near Northside, Northside DistrictMeeks, 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." 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. Post-1970s suburbanization had resulted in a decline in parish membership. Circa 1994 the church bought , which it used for educational programs, in an office complex. Parish membership increased due to gentrification of Midtown post-1994. By 2004 a 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. - Cited: p. 12 Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Houston (Magnol