Leesville in Vernon Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Saint Michael The Archangel Catholic Church 1913

St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church 1913 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 17, 2005

1. St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church 1913 Marker

Inscription. Construction on the first Catholic Church in Leesville was begun by Father Q. Vanderburg in 1913. The church was blessed by the Right Reverend Bishop Cornelius Van de Ven on April 26, 1914. The first resident administrator was The Reverend Dennis A. Curran. Prior to 1914, the Catholics of Vernon Parish were ministered to by the priests from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Many. The Mission status of St. Michael's was changed to that of a parish by The Most Reverend Bishop Charles P. Greco on October 18, 1946.

Erected 2008 by Vernon Parish Police Jury and Vernon Parish Tourism Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1918.

Location. 31° 8.33′ N, 93° 15.827′ W. Marker is in Leesville, Louisiana, in Vernon Parish. It is on South 5th Street (U.S. 171) south of West South Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 604 South 5th St, Leesville LA 71446, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vernon Baptist Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); Life Along The Sabine River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Pioneer Park (approx. ¼ mile away); First National Bank (approx. ¼ mile away); Vernon Parish Veterans' Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vernon Parish Founders (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vernon Parish Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesville.

St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 17, 2005

2. St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church

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