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
Nombre: Catedral Basílica de Santa María
Ubicación: Galveston, Texas
Diócesis: Arquidiócesis de Galveston-Houston
Declaración basílica: 12 de agosto de 1979
Advocación: Santa María
Tipo: Co-catedral y basílica menor
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
Esta iglesia se encuentra en Galveston, Texas, Estados Unidos.
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 a Hail Mary
Fuentes: Wikipedia en español — «Anexo:Basílicas y catedrales católicas de Estados Unidos» (versión consultada en 2026). Los datos históricos proceden de fuentes diocesanas y del registro de la Conferencia Episcopal de los Estados Unidos.
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