St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica (Galveston)
The Cathedral of the Gulf of Texas
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary in Galveston, Texas, is a co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. It was declared a minor basilica on August 12, 1979.
Main data
Name: Catedral Basílica de Santa María
Location: Galveston, Texas
Diocese: Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston
Basilica declaration: August 12, 1979
Advocation: Santa Maria
Type: Co- cathedral and minor basilica
History
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary is the oldest Catholic church in Texas, founded in 1847. It survived the great Galveston hurricane of 1900, which destroyed much of the city. It is a co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Declared a minor basilica in 1979, it is a National Historic Landmark.
Location
This church is located in Galveston, TexasAmerica.
A prayer for this church
May the Lord bless the community that celebrates the faith in this temple, and may Mary intercede for all the faithful who visit it.
Pray Hail Mary
Sources: Wikipedia in Spanish - "Annex: Catholic basilics and cathedrals of the United States" (version consulted in 2026). The historical data come from diocesan sources and from the United States Episcopal Conference.
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