Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Coleman, TX
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N 31° 49.752 W 099° 25.231
14R E 460206 N 3521581
Before there was a church building, Masses in Coleman were held in the Callan family home. An old bureau desk served as the altar.
Waymark Code: WMXR1X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2018
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Church Website
On December 28, 1892, Catholics of Coleman, led by F. Beck, bought the original wood frame building from the Presbyterians, in the name of T.F. Brennan, Bishop of Dallas, because at that time the church in Coleman was part of the Dallas Diocese. Before 1910, priests came from Dallas or from Brownwood and would stop in Coleman to say Mass once a month. After 1910, priests from St. Mary’s Church in Ballinger served the Coleman parish, initially traveling by train once a month, and later in the 1920s by car, each Sunday. No resident priest was assigned to the church in Coleman until 1950.
The early priests assigned to Coleman were Oblates of Mary Immaculate. They were succeeded by the Benedictine Priests and later by Diocesan priests and from other Religious Orders.
The current Church building (303 E. College) was started in 1958, and completed in August of 1959. Bishop Joseph Fiorenza presided with the dedication on June 6, 1962. Sacred Heart Parish was canonically established in 1962.
The Sacred Heart Parish has been a part of three dioceses, so far, namely: Dallas (from its inception to 1947), Austin (1947-1961), and San Angelo (1961 to the present). The Parish of Sacred Heart in Coleman, Texas, has been in existence for over a hundred years and has undergone many changes.