St. John the Baptizer Catholic Church

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| denomination = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]]
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| minister = Rev. Reehan S. Antony
| location = 1801 Irvin St, Bridgeport TX 76426
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| website = https://www.jbdcatholics.org/st--john-the-baptizer-bridgeport
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'''St. John the Baptizer Catholic Church''' is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] parish of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth]]. It is the first Catholic Church in [[Bridgeport, Texas]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. John the Baptizer St. John the Baptizer Parish of the Diocese of Fort Worth |url=https://fwdioc.org/parish-finder/st-john-the-baptizer |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=fwdioc.org |language=en}}</ref> the current building dates back to 1926, however a congregation was established in 1908.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photo: St. John the Baptizer Catholic Church Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=661976 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref>

==History==
During the 1890s, mass was held in Bridgeport by Rev. J.J. O'Riordan once a month, when he travelled by train from [[Henrietta, Texas|Henrietta]]. O'Riordan served under [[Thomas Francis Brennan|Bishop Brennan]], the first [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas|bishop of Dallas]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Francis White |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S...=PA2630&dq=J.J.+O'Riordan+Texas+Brennan&hl=en |title=A History of Texas and Texans |date=1914 |publisher=American Historical Society |language=en}}</ref> The Church became the first Catholic Church in [[Wise County, Texas|Wise County]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Paddock |first=Buckley B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J...st+catholic+church+in+wise+county+texas&hl=en |title=History of Texas: Fort Worth and the Texas Northwest Edition |date=1922 |publisher=Lewis publishing Company |language=en}}</ref> Until funds could be collected, mass was held in individual houses. a small wooden church was then constructed in 1908 on Greathouse Street. The church was renovated in 1926, and a new church was constructed on October 1, 1967, and the church became part of the new Diocese of Fort Worth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. John the Baptizer Catholic Church Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=200135 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref>

The Church was recognized by [[Pope John Paul II]] on October 1, 1989, for serving the parishioners for 100 years, [[Pope Francis]] recognized the church in October 2014 on it's 125th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. John the Baptizer Catholic Church Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=200135 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.jbdcatholics.org/st--john-the-baptizer-bridgeport Official website]

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