Diocese of Baton Rouge
Roman Rite
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St. Theresa's has had a colorful background. Its history goes back to the 1840's when groups of staunch pioneers settled east of the Mississippi River. Can you imagine having to cross the river to attend Mass on Sundays back then? Due to this great inconvenience French and Spanish settlers never ceased trying to have a church of their own on this side of the river. The first chapel located at Crevasse near Belle Helene in 1840 was named St. Ann.
Our Church today has expanded to include a regional school, which serves all parishes of the area. Under so many different patrons it is no wonder that St. Theresa of Avila attracts people of deep and active faith.
St. Mark Parish was established in July of 1973, totally taken from land previously within the jurisdiction of St. Theresa Parish, in Gonzales, LA. Starting its life in a heavily wooded lot in a rural area of Ascension civil Parish in the State of Louisiana, the parish has progressed to its present
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