In what town was the first Catholic parish in the United States founded?


In what town was the first Catholic parish in the United States founded? The Cathedral of St. Augustine, the center of America's oldest Catholic parish, is located in the heart of the nation's oldest continuously occupied European-established city. Spanish explorer Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded and established the city of St. Augustine in 1565.


What is the second oldest Catholic parish in the United States?

The Basilica of Ste. Anne Detroit is the second-oldest continuously operating Catholic parish in the United States.