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'''St Bernadette Catholic Church''' was a mission church for African Americans established by Father [[Aloysius Trifan]], the first Salesian pastor of [[Holy Rosary Catholic Church]] in [[1959]]. It was located at 6504 [[Georgia Road]] in [[South Woodlawn]].
'''St Bernadette Catholic Church''' was a mission church for African Americans established by Father [[Aloysius Trifari]], the first Salesian pastor of [[Holy Rosary Catholic Church]] in [[1959]]. It was located at 6504 [[Georgia Road]] in [[South Woodlawn]].


In [[1973]], the Salesians reopened the former [[St Clement Catholic Church]] in [[Woodlawn]] as [[St John Bosco Catholic Church]] and closed St Bernadette since the larger building as well as Holy Rosary were now available.
In [[1973]], the Salesians reopened the former [[St Clement Catholic Church]] in [[Woodlawn]] as [[St John Bosco Catholic Church]] and closed St Bernadette since the larger building as well as Holy Rosary were now available.
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Latest revision as of 09:46, 25 January 2023

St Bernadette Catholic Church was a mission church for African Americans established by Father Aloysius Trifari, the first Salesian pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in 1959. It was located at 6504 Georgia Road in South Woodlawn.

In 1973, the Salesians reopened the former St Clement Catholic Church in Woodlawn as St John Bosco Catholic Church and closed St Bernadette since the larger building as well as Holy Rosary were now available.

References

  • Lovett, Rose Gibbons (1980) The Catholic Church in the Deep South: The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, 1540-1976 Birmingham, AL: The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama