Archdiocese of Baltimore
National Parishes
African American
St. Frances Chapel (est. 1836)
Oblate Sisters of Providence Convent
Richmond Street
Baltimore MD
St. Francis Xavier (est. 1863)*
1501 E. Oliver St
Baltimore MD 21213
410-727-3103
Religious: Jesuits, 1863-1871; Josephites, 1871-
*: The first church was located on Calvert and Pleasant Streets, 1863-1932. The second church
was located on Eager and Caroline Streets until 1968, when it moved to its present location on
Caroline and Oliver Streets (the former St. Paul’s Catholic Church).
St. Mary’s Seminary Chappelle Basse (1794-1836)*
Paca Street
Baltimore, MD
Religious: Sulpicians
*: Community moved to Oblate Sisters of Providence Chapel on Richmond St. in 1836; transferred to Bl.
Peter Claver Mission of St. Ignatius Church in 1857; 1863 property purchased to build community’s first
church, St. Francis Xavier
St. Monica (1883-1959)*
421 W. Henrietta St
Baltimore, MD (Federal Hill)
Religious: Josephites
*: Sacramental registers transferred to Archdiocesan Archives
St. Peter Claver (est. 1888)
1546 N. Fremont Ave
Baltimore MD 21217
410-669-0512
Religious: Josephites
St. Veronica (est. 1945)
806 Cherry Hill Rd
Baltimore, MD 21225
410-355-7466
Religious: Josephites
Bohemian
St. Wenceslaus (est. 1872)*
2111 Ashland Ave
Baltimore MD 21205 (Fells Point)
410-675-5746
Crossroads: Collington and Ashland Aves
*: Initially established to serve Bohemian, Lithuanian, and Polish communities; eventually designated as
a Bohemian parish
German
St. John German Church (est. 1799-1841)
Saratoga Street and Park Avenue
Community became St. Alphonsus
Religious: Redemptorists
St. Alphonsus Church (est. 1845)*:
Park Avenue and Saratoga Street
Baltimore MD 21201 (Cathedral Hill)
410-685-6090
Religious: Redemptorists
*: German parish, 1845-1917; Lithuanian parish 1917St. James the Less (1834-1986)*
Aisquith & Eager Streets
Baltimore MD
Religious: Redemptorists
*: German parish after 1841; Sacramental Registers transferred to Archdiocesan Archives in 1986
St. Michael the Archangel (1852-2011)*
7 Wolfe St
Baltimore MD 21231 (Washington Hill)
410-276-1646
Religious: Redemptorists
Crossroads: Lombard & Wolfe
*: Incorporated into Sacred Heart of Jesus parish; Sacramental records available at Sacred Heart
Holy Cross (est. 1858)
108 E. West St
Baltimore MD 21230 (Federal Hill)
410-752-8498
Crossroads: West & Light Streets
14 Holy Martyrs (1870-1964)*
31 N. Fulton Ave
Baltimore MD 21223 (West Baltimore)
410-947-1242
Religious: Benedictines
Crossroads: S. Mount & Lombard Streets
*: Records transferred to Transfiguration Catholic Community, 775 W. Hamburg St, Baltimore, MD
21230
Sacred Heart of Jesus (est. 1873)
600 S. Conklin Street
Baltimore MD 21224 (Highlandtown)
410-342-4336
Religious: Redemptorists
Crossroads: Foster and Conkling
SS. Peter and Paul (est. 1848)
125 Fayette St
Cumberland MD 21502 (Allegany County)
301-759-3131
Religious: Redemptorists
Italian
St. Leo (est. 1881)
227 S. Exeter St
Baltimore MD 21202 (Fells Point)
410-675-7275
Religious: Pallottines
Crossroads: Stiles and Exeter St.
Families attended St. Patrick’s, Fells Point, before parish was built
St. John the Baptist (1888-1989)*
308 N. Paca St.
Baltimore MD 21201 (Lexington Market)
Religious for Italian community: Pallottines
*: Lithuanian parish 1888-1917; Lithuanian community and sacramental registers transferred to St.
Alphonsus in 1917; Italian parish 1917-1989; renamed St. Jude Shrine in 1989
Our Lady of Pompeii (est. 1924)
3600 Claremont St
Baltimore MD 21224 (Claremont; East Baltimore)
410-675-7790
Korean
Holy Korean Martyr Catholic Church (est. 1989)
5801 Security Blvd
Baltimore MD 21207
410-265-8885
Parish established as a Korean National parish in 1989 at St. Bernard Church, Gorsuch Ave and
Independence St, Baltimore, MD; St. Bernard’s closed in 1997 & community relocated to present address.
Lithuanian
St. Alphonsus Church (est. 1845)*
Park Avenue and Saratoga Street
Baltimore MD 21201 (Cathedral Hill)
410-685-6090
Religious: Redemptorists
*: German parish, 1845-1917; Lithuanian parish 1917St. John the Baptist (1888-1989)*
308 N. Paca St.
Baltimore MD 21201 (Lexington Market)
*: Lithuanian parish 1888-1917; Lithuanian community and sacramental registers transferred to St.
Alphonsus in 1917; Italian parish 1917-1989; Renamed St. Jude Shrine in 1989
St. Wenceslaus (est. 1872)*
2111 Ashland Ave
Baltimore MD 21205 (Fells Point)
410-675-5746
Crossroads: Collington and Ashland Aves
*: Initially established to serve Bohemian, Lithuanian, and Polish communities; eventually became a
Bohemian parish
Polish
Holy Rosary (est. 1887)
408 S. Chester St
Baltimore MD 21231 (Fells Point)
410-732-3960
St. Stanislaus Kostka (1879-2000)*
1733 Aliceanna St
Baltimore, MD (Fells Point)
*: Sacramental registers transferred to St. Casimir, 2736 O’Donnell St, Baltimore MD, 21224, 410-2761981
St. Casimir (est. 1902)
2736 O’Donnell St
Baltimore MD 21224 (Canton)
410-276-1981
Religious: Conventual Franciscans
St. Wenceslaus (est. 1872)*
2111 Ashland Ave
Baltimore MD 21205 (Fells Point)
410-675-5746
Crossroads: Collington and Ashland Aves
*: Initially established to serve Bohemian, Lithuanian, and Polish communities; eventually became
Bohemian parish
Vietnamese
Our Lady of La Vang (est. 2000)
1314 Old Eastern Ave
Baltimore MD 21221
410-238-0236