Maria Immacolata Catholic Church - Houma, LA
N 29° 36.058 W 090° 45.045
15R E 717827 N 3276683
Established in 1963, Maria Immacolata parish is located in an industrial/buisness area of Houma.
Waymark Code: WM8EBZ
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2010
Views: 1
Parish was "carved" out of 3 other Houma church parishes. Maria Immacolata features a school and convent, which are located a mile or so away. I also found a good history about the origins of this parish from another of three Houma parishes formed at the same time, located here which states John Patrick Cody (1907-1982) was appointed Coadjutor to the Archbishop on August 14, 1961 then appointed Apostolic Administrator of New Orleans on June 1, 1962 . Later he acceded to Archbishop on November 8, 1964. He decided to look over his new archdiocese (which included at that time the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - est. 1977). On a helicopter ride over the archdiocese, Archbishop Cody spotted three locations in Houma where he wanted to place churches and named all three Italian names: St. Gregory Barbarigo who had just been named a saint in 1960, Maria Immacolata and Annunziata – purportedly the names of his own biological sisters who were also religious sisters (nuns).
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 09/05/1963
Date of building construction: 01/01/1988
Archdiocese: New Orleans
Diocese: Houma - Thibodaux
Address/Location: 246 Corporate Drive Houma, LA USA 70360
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
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