List of Roman Catholic churches in the Diocese of Charleston

Contents

This is a list of the Roman Catholic churches in the Diocese of Charleston, which encompasses the entire State of South Carolina in the United States. It does not include mission churches.[1]

Parish est.Church nameImageLocationCurrent buildingDescription/sources
1790 to 1850
1791St. Mary of the AnnunciationCharleston1806The first Catholic church in the Carolinas[2]
1806Minor Basilica of St. PeterColumbia1909The first Catholic church in Columbia.[3]
1821Cathedral of St. John the BaptistCharleston1868Cathedral for the Diocese of Charleston.[4]
1837St. PatrickCharleston1899[5]
1839St. Anne and St. Jude ParishSumter2023[6]
1842St. PeterCheraw[7]
1845Stella MarisSullivan's Island[8]
1846St. PeterBeaufort[9]
1850 to 1900
1852St. MaryGreenville1954[10]
1853St. Mary Help of ChristiansAiken1905[11]
1854St. JosephChester[12]
1856St. Mary of the Immaculate ConceptionEdgefield1860[13]
1861St. JosephCharleston1861Established as church for Irish immigrants[14]
1868St. JosephAnderson1988[15]
1884St. Paul the ApostleSpartanburg[16]
1889St. Mary, Our Lady of RansomGeorgetown[17]
1895St. WilliamWard[18]
1898St. John the BelovedSummerville[19]
1900 to 1940
1911St. MaryYonges Island[20]
1914Our Lady of Perpetual HelpCamden1914[21]
1917Holy TrinityOrangeburg1982[22]
1919St. AnneRock Hill1998[23]
1920Sacred HeartCharleston1939[24]
1929St. JohnNorth Charleston[25]
1935St. AndrewClemson1935
1935St. Martin de PorresColumbia[26]
1938Divine SaviourYork[27]
1939St. Anthony of PaduaGreenville1956[28]
1939St. LouisDillon
1940 to 1950
1940St. AndrewClemson[29]
1941St. Mary the Virgin MotherHartsville1940[30]
1943St. Mary of the AngelsAnderson1951[31]
1944Blessed SacramentCharleston1962[32]
1945St. James the YoungerConway1961[33]
1945St. MaryRock Hill2006[34]
1945Our Lady of LourdesGreenwood2004[35]
1946St. AndrewMyrtle Beach[36]
1948St. Catherine of SienaLancaster1948[37]
1948St. JosephColumbia[38]
1949Our Lady of PeaceNorth Augusta[39]
1949St. BonifaceJoanna
1949St. JosephColumbia[40]
1950 to 1970
1952Our Lady of the RosaryGreenville[41]
1952St. Philip the ApostleLake City[42]
1952St. TheresaWinnsboro[43]
1953St. Thomas MoreColumbiaLocated at the University of South Carolina[44]
1956Divine RedemerHanahan[45]
1956St. MarkNewberry[46]
1959NativityCharleston[47]
1959St. John of the CrossBatesville-Leesville[48]
1960St. Gregory the GreatBluffton2000[49]
1963St. AnthonyRidgeland[50]
1965Holy CrossPickens[51]
1965St. Peter BeniziMoncks Corner[52]
1964Our Lady Star of the SeaNorth Myrtle Beach[53]
1964Good ShepherdMcCormick[54]
1964St. EdwardMurphy's VillageOriginally established as parish for Irish Travelers.[55]
1966St. Thomas the ApostleNorth Charleston1968[56]
1967Holy SpiritJohns Island2004[57]
1967St. AugustineUnion
1970 to 2000
1972St. Elizabeth Ann SetonSimpsonville[58]
1972Our Lady of the HillsColumbia[59]
1973Christ Our KingMount Pleasant1979[60]
1973Holy FamilyHilton Head Island1988[61]
1975St. Michael the ArchangelMurrells Inlet[62]
1976Immaculate ConceptionGoose Creek[63]
1976Prince of PeaceTaylors[64]
1977St. John NeumannColumbia1978[65]
1978Our Lady of the LakeChapin[66]
1979Corpus ChristiLexington1980[67]
1979Jesus Our Risen SaviourSpartanburg1987[68]
1979St. GeraldAiken1962[69]
1981Sacred HeartGaffney1955[70]
1983All SaintsLake Wylie2006[71]
1984St. Francis by the SeaHilton Head Island1991[72]
1984St. Theresa the Little FlowerSummerville2011[73]
1985Blessed TrinityGreer1985[74]
1985Precious Blood of ChristPawleys Island[75]
1989St. Mary MagdaleneSimpsonville[76]
1993St. Philip NeriFort Mill2013[77]
1994St. Paul the ApostleSeneca[78]
1998TransfigurationBlythewood2004[79]
1999St. BenedictMount Pleasant2010
2000 to present
2002St. Mary Our Lady of HopeManning2003[80]
2004St. AnnSantee2005[81]
2006Our Lady of Good CounselFolly Beach1950[82]
2007St. AnnKingstree
2013Our Lady of GraceLancaster2016[83]
2012St. Clare of AsissiDaniel Island
2015Our Lady of La VangGreer[84]
2020Blessed Pier Giorgio FrassatiCarolina Forest2020[85]

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