Parishes, by Date of Establishment

Parishes:

(Date that a church was officially established as a canonical parish. Most were missions for some years before.)

1845 - Saint Joseph, Washington *
1848 - Immaculate Conception, Atlanta **
1850 - Diocese of Savannah established
1874 - Sacred Heart, Milledgeville **
1880 - Sacred Heart Basilica, Atlanta (February 28)
1903 - Saint Anthony, Atlanta (September 20)
1910 - Saint Joseph, Athens *
1912 - Our Lady of Lourdes, Atlanta **
1929 - Saint Mary, Rome (June) *
1936 - Christ the King, Atlanta (June 15)
1936 - Saint Peter, LaGrange (June 15)
1937 - Diocese of Savannah renamed Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta
1941 - Saint Thomas More, Decatur (April 13)
1941 - Saint Joseph, Dalton **
1942 - Saint Michael, Gainesville (December 19)
1942 - Sacred Heart, Griffin (June 9)
1951 - Our Lady of the Assumption, Atlanta (March 29)
1952 - Saint Joseph, Marietta (June 25) *
1952 - Saint Gerard Majella, Fort Oglethorpe (November 12)
1954 - Saint John the Evangelist, Hapeville (January 15)
1954 - Saint Paul of the Cross, Atlanta (November 11)
1956 - Diocese of Atlanta established (July 2)
1956 - Bishop Hyland installed (November 8)
1956 - Saint Mary, Toccoa (October 8)
1957 - Saint Bernadette, Cedartown (October 15)
1958 - Immaculate Heart of Mary, Atlanta (May 8) *
1959 - Saints Peter and Paul, Decatur (August 27)
1960 - Saint Jude, Atlanta (October 2)
1960 - Saint Luke the Evangelist, Dahlonega (October 4)
1960 - Most Blessed Sacrament, Atlanta (October 30)
1962 - Archdiocese of Atlanta established (February 21)
1962 - Archbishop Hallinan installed (March 29)
1962 - Second Vatican Council opened (October 11)
1964 - Holy Cross, Atlanta (June 20)
1964 - Holy Spirit, Atlanta (June 20)
1964 - Saint Mark, Clarkesville (June 20)
1965 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Carrollton (June)
1965 - Second Vatican Council closed (December 8)
1966 - Saint Thomas the Apostle, Smyrna (June 1)
1967 - Saint Philip Benizi, Jonesboro (June 3)
1968 - Archbishop Donnellan installed (July 16)
1968 - Saint John Vianney, Lithia Springs (August 3)
1969 - Saint Francis of Assisi, Cartersville (July 3)
1970 - Saint Patrick, Norcross (August 25)
1971 - Corpus Christi, Stone Mountain (May 20)
1972 - Saint Anna, Monroe (June 1)
1972 - Saint Thomas Aquinas, Alpharetta (June 1)
1973 - Holy Family, Marietta (June 1)
1973 - Holy Trinity, Peachtree City (June 1)
1974 - Saint George, Newnan (March 31)
1974 - Saint Lawrence, Lawrenceville (June 17)
1974 - Saint Pius X, Conyers (July 8) *
1977 - All Saints, Dunwoody (April 11) *
1977 - Saint John Neumann, Lilburn (June 16)
1977 - Good Shepherd, Cumming (August 1)
1977 - Saint Augustine, Covington (September 29)
1977 - Transfiguration, Marietta (September 29)
1978 - Saint Oliver Plunkett, Snellville (April 24)
1978 - Saint Ann, Marietta (August 6)
1979 - Saint James the Apostle, McDonough (March 12)
1979 - Saint Matthew, Tyrone (October 9)
1981 - Saint Andrew, Roswell (June 10)
1981 - Saint Catherine of Siena, Kennesaw (June 10)
1982 - Saint Francis of Assisi, Blairsville (March 4)
1982 - Queen of Angels, Thomson (June 17)
1982 - Sacred Heart, Hartwell (June 17)
1983 - Prince of Peace, Flowery Branch (April 3) *
1984 - Christ our Hope, Lithonia (June 21)
1984 - Our Lady of LaSalette, Canton (September 16)
1984 - Saint Clement, Calhoun (September 20)
1984 - Our Lady of the Mount, Lookout Mountain (November 18)
1985 - Saint Theresa, Douglasville (August 8)
1986 - Saint Anthony, Blue Ridge (June 13)
1987 - Saint Benedict, Johns Creek (June 11)
1988 - Archbishop Marino installed (May 4)
1991 - Archbishop Lyke installed (June 24)
1993 - Archbishop Donoghue installed (August 19)
1993 - Saint Gabriel, Fayetteville (September 29)
1995 - Saint Marguerite D'Youville, Lawrenceville (June 1)
1996 - Saint Michael, Woodstock (June 16) *
1996 - Christ our King and Savior, Greensboro
1998 - Saint Monica, Duluth (February 1)
1998 - Our Lady of Viet Nam, Riverdale (October 25)
1999 - Saint Francis de Sales, Mableton (January 29)
1999 - Saint Matthew, Winder (June 24)
1999 - Saint Stephen, Lilburn (June 24)
2000 - Saint Brendan, Cumming (July 9)
2000 - Saint Peter Chanel, Roswell (September 24)
2000 - Saint Brigid, Johns Creek (September 24)
2003 - Saint Mary Magdalene, Sharpsburg (October 25)
2003 - Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Mission (November 24)
2005 - Archbishop Gregory installed (January 17)
2005 - Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Cleveland (April 20)
2005 - Saint Peter the Rock, The Rock (April 20)
2006 - Mary Our Queen, Norcross (March 15)
2006 - Christ Redeemer, Dawsonville (September 4)
2008 - Korean Martyrs, Doraville (November 19)

Footnotes for parishes:

Saint Joseph, Washington: Originally called Saint Patrick c. 1840.
Saint Joseph, Athens: Priest permanently assigned in 1910. Priests previously assigned in 1873 and 1908.
Saint Mary, Rome: Probably June 18 or June 30, 1929.
Saint Joseph, Marietta: Began as a mission of Sacred Heart, Atlanta in 1906.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Atlanta: Possibly May 2 rather than May 8.
Saint Pius X, Conyers: Began on the grounds of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in 1958.
All Saints, Dunwoody: Document dated March 21, 1977.
Prince of Peace, Flowery Branch: The original location was in Buford.
Saint Michael, Woodstock: Date first pastor installed.

** Approximate date. No official records have been found with exact date.

Missions:

(Dates for the establishment of missions are particularly obscure, but the following have been authenticated.)

Saint Ann, Barnesville -- Began June 21, 1966 as a mission Of Sacred Heart, Griffin. Merged with St. John the Bapist, Thomaston in 2005 to form Saint Peter the Rock, The Rock.
Saint Brigid, Alpharetta -- mission of Saint Benedict, Duluth. First mass celebrated November 1, 1998. Formerly called the Alabama Road Mission.
Saint Brendan, Cumming -- mission of Good Shepherd, Cumming. First Mass celebrated June 6, 1999.
Saint Catherine Laboure, Commerce -- mission of Saint Mary, Toccoa. Begun in 1987.
Christ Redeemer, Dawsonville -- Probably began March 4, 1982 as a mission of Saint Luke, Dahlonega.
Saint Elizabeth Seton, Warm Springs -- Began in 1956, then permanently established in 1969. Mission of Saint Peter, LaGrange. Note: the name was given after Elizabeth Seton was canonized in 1975. Originally located in Manchester.
San Felipe de Jesus, Atlanta -- Began November 1, 1992 as Grant Park Hispanic Catholic Center.
Forsyth Mission, Forsyth -- mission of Sacred Heart, Griffin. Sacred Heart in Griffin has been responsible for Monroe County since its establishment as a parish in 1942. Earliest recorded evidence for a mission in Forsyth shows that there were five families attending mass in 1974 at a funeral home. Mission closed at the end of April 2000.
Good Samaritan, Ellijay -- Probably began October 31, 1967. Mission of Saint Anthony, Blue Ridge.
Saint Helena, Clayton -- Began in 1946 as a mission of Saint Mary, Toccoa.
Saint James, Madison -- Began in 1967 as a mission of Saint Joseph, Athens.
Saint John The Baptist, Thomaston -- Began in 1950 as a mission of Sacred Heart, Griffin. Merged with St. Ann, Barnesville in 2005 to form Saint Peter the Rock, The Rock.
Korean Martyrs, Doraville -- Began in 1977 as a mission of All Saints, Dunwoody.
Saint Mary, Elberton -- Probably began in 1930. Mission of Saint Joseph, Washington.
Saint Mary, Mother of God, Jackson -- Began in 1945 as a mission of Saint James, Mcdonough.
Mary Our Queen, Norcross -- Began as a mission of All Saints, Dunwoody in November 1994.
Our Lady of the Americas, Doraville -- Dedicated on December 12, 1991 as a mission of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Atlanta.
Our Lady of the Mountains, Jasper -- Began September 16, 1984 as a mission of Our Lady of LaSalette, Canton.
Saint Paul the Apostle, Cleveland -- Began July 5, 1964 as a mission of Saint Francis of Assisi, Blairsville.
Saint Peter Chanel, Roswell -- mission of Saint Ann, Marietta. First mass celebrated November 29, 1998.
Purification, Sharon -- In 1790 became a mission of Saint Joseph, Washington.
Saint Vincent De Paul, Dallas -- Began November 7, 1981 as a mission of Saint John Vianney, Lithia Springs.