San Francisco de Asis Parish
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History
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Flagstaff’s Catholic community has undergone many changes since it was founded in 1888. It was incorporated into the newly formed Diocese of Tucson in 1889, shifted to the Diocese of Gallup in 1939, and made part of the Diocese of Phoenix when that was established in 1969. Six Catholic churches have been built here. Four remain in use: Our Lady of Guadalupe (1926), Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1929), Saint Pius X (present structure 1967), and Holy Trinity Newman Center at Northern Arizona University.
In 1997, Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien consolidated the three neighborhood parishes and the Newman Center to create the Parish of San Francisco de Asís. In 2003, the parish purchased 105 acres of land on the southern portion of MacMillan Mesa. The architectural firm of Beringer, Ciaccio, Dennell, Mabrey then developed conceptual plans for a 1,000-seat church there as well as for a PreK-8 school, fellowship hall, and administrative center. These plans are on display at Saint Pius X Center.
The new parochial center will bring together a Catholic community that is presently scattered across a large expanse of lightly settled land in addition to the city of Flagstaff. It is a vibrant community that is exceptionally diverse in ethnicity, occupation, lifestyle, education level, and faith tradition. Our new parish home will enable us to better focus our combined time, talent, and treasure upon the spiritual and corporal works of mercy to which we are called.
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