Saint Andrew's Catholic Church

Saint Andrew's Catholic Church is the oldest church in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Originally built in 1831, it is oldest Catholic Church in the state to have continually occupied the same building. Monthly mass began in 1847, and during the 1860s the church was one of few to not be destroyed during the American Civil War.

The church was made a memorial Shrine in 1944, and in the early 1950s several extensions were added. Stained glass windows from an Ursuline convent were moved to Saint Andrew's. Since then several further additions have been made, including a residence for the parish priest; further property has also been purchased. The rear of Saint Andrew's is surrounded by a cemetery, which holds the graves of several prominent local figures.

References

"Historic Barnwell". City of Barnwall. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

33°14′28″N 81°21′43″W / 33.2411°N 81.3620°W / 33.2411; -81.3620

Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston

Bishops

Ordinaries: John England; Ignatius A. Reynolds; Patrick Neeson Lynch; Henry P. Northrop; William Thomas Russell; Emmet M. Walsh; John Joyce Russell; Paul John Hallinan; Francis Frederick Reh; Ernest Leo Unterkoefler; David B. Thompson; Robert Joseph Baker; Robert E. Guglielmone; Jacques E. Fabre

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Abbey: Mepkin Abbey

Parishes: St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken; St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell; St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston; St. Peter's Church, Columbia

Former cathedral: Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston

Education

High schools: Bishop England High School, Charleston; Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres; St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter; St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie; St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville

Priests

John Barry

Joseph Bernardin

John James Joseph Monaghan

John Moore

Miscellany

The Catholic Miscellany