Ep 3.20: A Diocese on the Move: Twelve New Parishes in Six Years

In this episode, Monsignor and Teresa step into one of the most dynamic bursts of Catholic growth in St. Louis history. Between 1904 and 1910—barely six years—the Archdiocese founded twelve new parishes, a sign of a city and county rapidly expanding, shifting, and redefining itself at the dawn of the 20th century. Monsignor guides listeners through this remarkable wave of parish-building, beginning with Immaculate Conception in Maplewood, where three tireless Loretto sisters managed 150 children, and Nativity of Our Lord, a north‑city parish that served its neighborhood for nearly 80 years. The story moves outward to Elsberry, Lemay, and the founding of St. Pius V, whose iconic South Grand church would rise a decade later.