St. Mary Cemetery
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S. Necaise Ave., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Joe Monti
(228)216-7409
[email protected]
St. Mary Cemetery
Bay St. Louis, MS
Bay St. Louis, MS
“We Joyfully await the blessed hope, the appearance of the
glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ.” -Titus 2:13
Since its dedication on December 22, 1872, the cemetery has served the Catholic community of Our Lady of the Gulf Parish, Saint Rose De Lima Parish and surrounding parishes.
St. Mary Cemetery was dedicated by Father Henry LeDuc on December 22, 1872, according to a reference in “Catholicity in Mississippi” complied by Bishop Richard Oliver Gerow, S.T.D., Seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Natchez (originally published in 1939 limited edition, Natchez, Mississippi).
may be make a statement about small town Bay St. Louis???
As of July, 2012, it is estimated that there are over 2,000 known burials in St. Mary Cemetery.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed the deeds and records for St. Mary Cemetery which were kept in the Our Lady of the Gulf parish office.
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What can be found in St. Mary Cemetery today is a designated burial plot for the religious priests who served in Hancock County.
S. Necaise Ave., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Joe Monti
(228)216-7409
[email protected]
