List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
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This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The archdiocese covers Cook and Lake Counties and is organized for administrative purposes into six vicariates as follows:
- Vicariate I: Lake County and northern Cook County (including Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Schaumburg, and Waukegan)
- Vicariate II: Chicago and Lakeshore north (including Chicago, Evanston, Skokie, and Winnetka)
- Vicariate III: Central Chicago
- Vicariate IV: West Cook County (including Chicago, Cicero, Melrose Park, and Oak Park)
- Vicariate V: South and southwest Cook County (including Chicago, Lemont, Oak Lawn, and Orland Park)
- Vicariate VI: South and southeast Cook County (including south Chicago, Blue Island, and Harvey)
Vicariate I
[edit]Vicariate I covers the northern portion of the archdiocese, covers Lake County and portions of Cook County. It includes the communities of Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Lake Forest, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Schaumburg, and Waukegan. A list of churches in these communities is found at List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago – Vicariate I.
Vicariate II
[edit]Deanery A: Evanston and Skokie
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Athanasius | 1615 Lincoln St, Evanston | Established in 1921; current Gothic church dedicated in 1937[2][3] Became a part of the new St. John Newman Parish in 2022[4][5] | |
St. Joan of Arc | 9248 N Lawndale Ave, Evanston | Established in 1951[6] Became a part of the new St. John Newman Parish in 2022[4][5] | |
St. Mary | ![]() |
1012 Lake St, Evanston | Established in 1865[7] Became a part of the new St. John XXIII Parish in 2022[7][8] |
St. Nicholas | ![]() |
806 Ridge Ave, Evanston | Established in 1887; current church building opened in 1906[9][10] Became a part of the new St. John XXIII Parish in 2022[8][7] |
St. Philip the Apostle | 1962 Old Willow Rd, Northfield | Became part of the new Divine Mercy Parish in 2018[11] | |
St. Lambert | 8148 Karlov Ave, Skokie | Dedicated in 1961[12] | |
St. Peter | 8100 Niles Center Rd, Skokie | ||
St. Francis Xavier | ![]() |
524 9th St, Wilmette | Established in 1904[13] |
St. Joseph | 1747 Lake Ave, Wilmette | Established in 1845[14] | |
Sacred Heart | 1077 Tower Rd, Winnetka | Became part of the new Divine Mercy Parish in 2018[11] | |
Ss. Faith, Hope, and Charity | 191 Linden St, Winnetka | Established in 1936, though Protestant city leaders fought legal battle to prevent construction of church; church ultimately built and dedicated in 1962[15][16] |
Deanery B: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Blessed Alojzije Stepinac | 6346 N Ridge Ave, Chicago | Croatian Catholic mission established in 1972; formerly St. Henry parish church built in 1906[17][18] | |
St. Gertrude | ![]() |
6200 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago | Parish founded in 1912; current church dedicated 1931[19] |
St. Gregory the Great | 5545 N Paulina St, Chicago | Founded in 1904 | |
St. Henry | 6325 N Hoyne Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1851, closed in 2021[20] | |
St. Ignatius | ![]() |
6559 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1906, closed in 2021[21] |
St. Jerome | 1709 W Lunt Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1895 | |
St. Margaret Mary | 2324 W Chase Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1921 | |
St. Timothy | 6326 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1925, closed in 2021[22] |
Deanery C: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Immaculate Heart of Mary (Irving Park) | 3834 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1912, closed in 2021[23] | |
Our Lady of Lourdes | 4640 N Ashland Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1892, closed in 2024[24][25] | |
Our Lady of Mercy | ![]() |
4432 N Troy St, Chicago | |
Queen of Angels | 2330 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1909 | |
Resurrection | 3033 N Francisco Ave, Chicago | ||
Transfiguration of Our Lord | 2609 W Carmen Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1911, closed in 2020[26][27] | |
St. Andrew | 3546 N Paulina St, Chicago | ||
St. Benedict | ![]() |
2215 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago | |
St. Edward | ![]() |
4350 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago | |
St. Hilary | 5601 N California Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1926 | |
St. Ita | ![]() |
1220 W Catalpa Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1900 |
St. Mary of the Lake | ![]() |
4200 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago | Founded in 1901 |
St. Matthias | 2310 W Ainslie St, Chicago | Founded in 1887, weekly services discontinued in 2021[28] | |
St. Thomas of Canterbury | ![]() |
4827 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1916 |
Deanery D: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Assumption | 323 W Illinois St, Chicago | ||
Holy Name Cathedral | ![]() |
735 N State St, Chicago | |
Immaculate Conception & St. Joseph (Near North Side) | 1107 N Orleans St, Chicago | ||
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | ![]() |
708 W Belmont Ave, Chicago | |
St. Alphonsus | ![]() |
1429 W Wellington Ave, Chicago | |
St. Bonaventure Oratory | 1641 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago | Founded in 1911, closed in 2024[29] | |
St. Clement | ![]() |
642 W Deming Pl, Chicago | |
National Shrine of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini | 2520 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Josaphat | ![]() |
2311 N Southport Ave, Chicago | |
St. Michael in Old Town | ![]() |
1633 N Cleveland Ave, Chicago | |
St. Teresa of Avila | 1033 W Armitage Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Vincent de Paul | ![]() |
1010 W Webster Ave, Chicago |
Deanery E: Niles and Park Ridge
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Shrine of All Saints | 8523 Georgiana Ave, Morton Grove | ||
Mary, Seat of Wisdom | 920 W Granville Rd, Park Ridge | ||
Our Lady of Hope | 9711 W Devon Ave, Des Plaines | ||
Our Lady of Perpetual Help | 1775 Grove St, Glenview | ||
Our Lady of Ransom | 8300 N Greenwood Ave, Niles | ||
St. Catherine Laboure | 3535 Thornwood Ave, Glenview | ||
St. Isaac Jogues | 8149 W Golf Rd, Niles | ||
St. John Brebeuf | ![]() |
8307 N Harlem Ave, Niles | |
St. Martha | 8523 Georgiana Ave, Morton Grove | ||
St. Norbert & Our Lady of the Brook | 1809 Walters Ave, Northbrook | ||
St. Paul of the Cross | 320 S Washington St, Park Ridge |
Deanery F: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Immaculate Conception (Norwood Park) | 7211 W Talcott Ave, Chicago | ||
Queen of All Saints Basilica | ![]() |
6280 N Sauganash Ave, Chicago | |
St. Cornelius | 5430 W Foster Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1925, closed in 2021[30] | |
St. Eugene | 7958 W Foster Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Juliana | 7201 N Oketo Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Mary of the Woods | 6955 Hiawatha Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1952 in a storefront on Touhy Ave; first church building was dedicated in 1953, expanded and remodeled in 1966, and partially remodeled again in 2012 | |
St. Monica | 5135 N Mont Clare Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Tarcissus | 6030 W Ardmore Ave, Chicago | Parish established in 1926; church dedicated in 1954[31] | |
St. Thecla | 6725 W Devon Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1925, closed in 2021[32] |
Vicariate III
[edit]Deanery A: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Basilica of St. Hyacinth | ![]() |
3635 W George St, Chicago | |
Holy Rosary | 612 N Western Ave, Chicago | ||
Maternity BVM | 3647 W North Ave, Chicago | Part of San Luis Sanchez del Rio Parish | |
Our Lady of the Angels Mission Center | 3808 W Iowa St, Chicago | ||
Our Lady of Grace | 2455 N Hamlin Ave, Chicago | ||
St. John Berchmans | 2519 W Logan Blvd, Chicago | ||
St. Francis of Assisi | 932 N Kostner Ave, Chicago | Part of San Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio Parish | |
St. Mark | 1048 N Campbell Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1894, closed in 2022[33] | |
St. Mary of the Angels | 1850 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Philomena | ![]() |
1921 N Kedvale Ave, Chicago | Part of San Jose Luiz Sanchez del Rio Parish |
St. Sylvester | 2157 N Humboldt Blvd, Chicago |
Deanery B: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Holy Innocents | ![]() |
743 N Armour St, Chicago | |
Holy Trinity | ![]() |
1118 N Noble St, Chicago | Polish mission |
St. Aloysius | 2300 W LeMoyne St, Chicago | ||
St. Hedwig's | 2136 W Webster Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Helen | ![]() |
2315 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago | |
St. John Cantius | ![]() |
825 N Carpenter St, Chicago | |
St. Stanislaus Kostka | ![]() |
1351 W Evergreen Ave, Chicago | |
St. Stephen King of Hungary | ![]() |
2015 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago | Hungarian mission since 2021 |
Santa Maria Addolorata | 528 N Ada St, Chicago | Founded in 1903, closed in 2021[34] |
Deanery C: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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All Saints - St. Anthony | ![]() |
518 W 28th Pl, Chicago | Founded in 1913, merged in 1968, closed in 2019[35] |
Blessed Sacrament | 3745 S Paulina St, Chicago | ||
Five Holy Martyrs | ![]() |
4327 S Richmond St, Chicago | |
Holy Cross | ![]() |
1740 W 46th St, Chicago | |
Immaculate Conception (Brighton Park) | 2745 W 44th St, Chicago | ||
Immaculate Heart of Mary (Back of the Yards) | 4515 S Ashland Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1945, weekly services discontinued in 2021[36] | |
Nativity of Our Lord | ![]() |
653 W 37th St, Chicago | |
Our Lady of Fatima | 2751 W 38th Pl, Chicago | ||
Our Lady of Good Counsel | 3528 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1901, closed in 2022[37][38] | |
Shrine of St. Anne | 2751 W 38th Pl, Chicago | ||
St. Barbara | 2859 S Throop St, Chicago | ||
St. Gabriel | ![]() |
4522 S Wallace St, Chicago | |
St. Jerome Croatian | 2823 South Princeton St, Chicago | ||
St. John Nepomucene (SPRED Chapel) | 2956 S Lowe Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1871, closed in 2024[39] | |
St. Joseph | ![]() |
4821 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago | |
St. Mary of Perpetual Help | ![]() |
1039 W 32nd St, Chicago | Founded in 1885 |
St. Maurice | 3615 S Hoyne Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1890, closed in 2020[40] | |
St. Michael the Archangel (Back of the Yards) | 4821 S Damen Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Pancratius | 2957 W 40th Pl, Chicago | ||
St. Simon the Apostle | 5157 S California Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Therese Chinese | ![]() |
218 W Alexander St, Chicago | Chinatown |
Santa Lucia | 3022 S Wells St, Chicago | Founded in 1943, closed in 2019[41] |
Deanery D: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Holy Family | ![]() |
1080 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago | Weekly services discontinued in 2020[42] |
Notre Dame de Chicago | 1338 W Flournoy St, Chicago | ||
Old St. Mary's | 1500 S Michigan Ave, Chicago | ||
Old St. Patrick's | ![]() |
700 W Adams St, Chicago | |
Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei | 1224 W Lexington St, Chicago | ||
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica | ![]() |
3121 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago | |
St. Agatha | 3147 W Douglas Blvd, Chicago | ||
Shrine of St. Anthony | 110 W Madison St, Chicago | ||
St. Malachy + Precious Blood | 2248 W Washington Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Martin de Porres | 5112 W Washington Blvd, Chicago | ||
National Shrine of St. Peregrine | 3121 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago | ||
St. Peter | ![]() |
110 W Madison St, Chicago |
Deanery E: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Assumption B.V.M. | 2434 S California Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1903, closed in 2020[43] | |
Epiphany | ![]() |
2524 S Keeler Ave, Chicago | |
Good Shepherd | 2719 S Kolin Ave, Chicago | ||
Our Lady of Tepeyac | 3045 W Cermak Rd, Chicago | Now Mother Of The Americas Parish | |
Providence of God | 717 W 18th St, Chicago | Founded in 1900, closed in 2022[44] | |
St. Adalbert's in Chicago | 1650 W 17th St, Chicago | Founded in 1874, closed in 2019[45] | |
St. Agnes of Bohemia | 2651 S Central Park Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Ann | 1820 S Leavitt St, Chicago | Founded in 1903, closed in 2018[46] | |
St. Francis of Assisi | 813 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago | ||
Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus | 1901 S Ashland Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Paul | ![]() |
2127 W 22nd Pl, Chicago | |
St. Pius V | 1901 S Ashland Ave, Chicago | ||
St Procopius | ![]() |
1641 S Allport St, Chicago | |
St. Roman | 2311 S Washtenaw Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1928, closed in 2020[47] |
Vicariate IV
[edit]Deanery A: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
---|---|---|---|
Korean Martyrs Catholic Center | 4115 N Kedvale Ave, Chicago | ||
Our Lady of Victory | ![]() |
5212 W Agatite Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1906, closed in 2022[48] |
Shrine of Sacred Heart | 5835 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago | ||
St. Bartholomew | 3601 N Lavergne Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Constance | 5843 W Strong St, Chicago | ||
St. Ferdinand | 5900 W Barry Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Genevieve | 4835 W Altgeld St, Chicago | ||
St. James | 5730 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago | ||
St. John Bosco | ![]() |
2301 N McVicker Ave, Chicago | |
St. Ladislaus | 3343 N Long Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Pascal | 3935 N Melvina Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Robert Bellarmine | 4646 N Austin Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr | 5352 W Belden Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Viator | ![]() |
4170 W Addison St, Chicago | |
St. Wenceslaus | 3400 N Monticello Ave, Chicago |
Deanery B: Melrose Park & Oak Park
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
---|---|---|---|
St. Simeon | 429 Bellwood Ave, Bellwood | Founded in 1930, closed in 2019[49] | |
St. Bernardine | 7246 W Harrison St, Forest Park | ||
St. Domitilla | 4940 Washington St, Hillside | ||
St. Eulalia | 1851 S 9th Ave, Maywood | ||
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 1101 N 23rd Ave, Melrose Park | ||
Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 1101 N 23rd Ave, Melrose Park | ||
Sacred Heart | 819 N 16th Ave, Melrose Park | ||
St. Charles Borromeo | 1637 N 37th Ave, Melrose Park | ||
St. John Vianney | 46 N Wolf Rd, Northlake | ||
Ascension | 801 S East Ave, Oak Park | ||
St. Catherine of Siena - St. Lucy | 38 N Austin Blvd, Oak Park | ||
St. Edmund | 188 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park | ||
St. Giles | 1045 N Columbian Ave, Oak Park | ||
St. Luke | 7600 W Lake St, River Forest | ||
St. Vincent Ferrer | 7525 W North Ave, River Forest | ||
Calvary Hill Shrine | 1621 N 39th Ave, Stone Park | ||
The Oratory of the Sacred Heart at Casa Italia | 3800 W Division St, Stone Park |
Deanery C: Berwyn & Cicero
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Czech Mission of Ss Cyril and Methodius | 9415 Rochester Ave, Brookfield | ||
St. Leonard | 3318 S Clarence Ave, Berwyn | ||
St. Mary of Celle | 1428 Wesley Ave, Berwyn | ||
St. Odilo | 2244 East Ave, Berwyn | ||
Mary Queen of Heaven | 5300 W 24th St, Cicero | ||
Our Lady of Charity | 3620 S 57th Ct, Cicero | ||
Our Lady of the Mount | 2400 S 61st Ave, Cicero | ||
St. Anthony | 1510 S 49th Ct, Cicero | ||
St. Frances of Rome | 1500 S 59th Ct, Cicero | ||
St. Mary of Czestochowa | ![]() |
3010 S 48th St, Cicero | |
St. Pius X | 4300 S Oak Park Ave, Stickney |
Deanery D: Chicago & Schiller Park
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Our Lady, Mother of the Church | 8701 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Francis Borgia | 8033 W Addison St, Chicago | ||
St. Priscilla | 6949 W Addison St, Chicago | ||
St. William | 2600 N Sayre Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Celestine | ![]() |
3020 N 76th Ct, Elmwood Park | Part of St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish |
St. Gertrude | 9613 Schiller Blvd, Franklin Park | ||
St. Rosalie | 4401 N Oak Park Ave, Harwood Heights | ||
Divine Savior | 7750 W Montrose Ave, Norridge | Founded in 1955, closed in 2022[50] | |
St. Cyprian | 2601 N Clinton St, River Grove | Part of St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish | |
St. Beatrice | 4157 Atlantic Ave, Schiller Park | ||
St. Maria Goretti | 3929 N Wehrman Ave, Schiller Park |
Deanery E: LaGrange and Riverside
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Barbara | 4008 Prairie Ave, Brookfield | ||
St. Cletus | 600 W 55th St, LaGrange | ||
St. Francis Xavier | 124 N Spring Ave, LaGrange | ||
St. Louise de Marillac | 1144 Harrison Ave, LaGrange | ||
St. Hugh | 4315 Joliet Ave, Lyons | Founded in 1925, closed in 2021[51] | |
St. Mary | 126 Herrick Rd, Riverside | ||
Mater Christi | 2401 S 10th Ave, North Riverside | ||
Shrine of Mother of Mothers | 2431 S 10th Ave, North Riverside | ||
Divine Infant Jesus | 1601 Newcastle Ave, Westchester | ||
Divine Providence | 2550 Mayfair Ave, Westchester | ||
St. John of the Cross | 5005 S Wolf Rd, Western Springs |
Vicariate V
[edit]Deanery A: Chicago
[edit]Deanery B: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Our Lady of the Snows | 4810 S Leamington Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Blase | 6101 S 75th Ave, Argo | ||
St. Camillus | 5426 S Lockwood Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1921, closed in 2020[52] | |
St. Daniel the Prophet | 6612 W 54th St, Chicago | ||
St. Jane de Chantal | 5252 S Austin Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Joseph | 7240 W 57th St, Summit | Founded in 1902, closed in 2023[53] | |
St. Rene Goupil | 6949 W 63rd Pl, Chicago | ||
St. Symphorosa | 6135 S Austin Ave, Chicago |
Deanery C: Chicago, Evergreen Park
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Christ the King | 9235 S Hamilton Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Barnabas | 10134 S Longwood Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Bede the Venerable | 8200 S Kostner Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Cajetan | 2443 W 112th St, Chicago | ||
St. Christina | 11005 S. Homan Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Denis | 3456 W 83rd Place, Chicago | ||
St. John Fisher | 10235 S Fairfield Ave, Chicago | ||
Shrine of St. Rita | 7740 S Western Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Thomas More | 2825 W 81st St, Chicago | ||
St. Walter | 11722 S Oakley Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1953, weekly services discontinued in 2021[54] | |
Most Holy Redeemer | 9525 S Lawndale Ave, Evergreen Park | ||
St. Bernadette | 9349 S Francisco Ave, Evergreen Park | Founded in 1947, merged with Queen of Martyrs to form St. Gianna Parish in 2022. Church closed in 2024[55][56] | |
St. Gianna | 10233 S Central Park Ave, Evergreen Park | Founded in 2022 after the merger of St. Bernadette and Queen of Martyrs. |
Deanery D: Oak Lawn
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
---|---|---|---|
St. Terrence | 4300 W 119th Pl, Alsip | ||
St. Fabian | 8300 Thomas Ave, Bridgeview | ||
St. Albert the Great | 5555 W State Rd, Burbank | ||
Our Lady of the Ridge | 10838 S Oxford Ave, Chicago Ridge | ||
St. Patricia | 9050 S 86th Ave, Hickory Hills | ||
Our Lady of Loretto | 8925 S Kostner Ave, Hometown | Founded in 1951, closed in 2020[57][58] | |
St. Catherine of Alexandria | 10621 S Kedvale Ave, Oak Lawn | ||
St. Gerald | 9310 S 55th Ct, Oak Lawn | ||
St. Germaine | 9711 S Kolin Ave, Oak Lawn | ||
St. Linus | 10300 S. Lawler Ave, Oak Lawn | ||
St. Louis de Montfort | 8808 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn | Founded in 1963, closed in 2021[59] |
Deanery E: Lemont, Orland Park, Tinley Park
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
---|---|---|---|
Incarnation | 5757 W 127th St, Crestwood | ||
Blessed Anton Martin Slomsek | 14246 Main St, Lemont | Slovenian mission | |
Blessed Jurgis Matulaitas | 14911 127th St, Lemont | Lithuanian mission | |
St. Alphonsus | 605 State St, Lemont | ||
Ss Cyril and Methodius | 608 Sobieski St, Lemont | ||
St. James at Sag Bridge | 1600 S Archer Ave, Lemont | Listed on National Register of Historic Places | |
St. Patrick | 200 E Illinois St, Lemont | ||
St. Christopher | 4130-147th St, Midlothian | ||
St. Damian | 5300-155th St, Oak Forest | ||
Our Lady of the Woods | 10731 W 131st St, Orland Park | ||
St. Elizabeth Seton | 9300 W 167th St, Orland Park | ||
St. Francis of Assisi | 15050 S Wolf Rd, Orland Park | ||
St. Michael | 14327 Highland Ave, Orland Park | ||
St. Alexander | 7025 W 126th St, Palos Heights | ||
Sacred Heart | 8245 W 111th St, Palos Hills | ||
St. George | 6707 W 175th St, Tinley Park | ||
St. Julie Billiart | 7399 W 159th St, Tinley Park | ||
St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr | 17500 S 84th Ave, Tinley Park | ||
Our Lady Mother of the Church & Shrine of St. Paul II | 116 Hilton St, Willow Springs | Polish mission and shrine |
Vicariate VI
[edit]Deanery A: South Side, Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest | 6401 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago | ||
Corpus Christi | 4930 S King Dr, Chicago | Founded in 1901, closed in 2022[60][61] | |
Holy Angels | 615 E Oakwood Blvd, Chicago | ||
St. Ailbe | 9015 S Harper Ave, Chicago | Part of St. Katharine Drexel Parish | |
St. Ambrose | 1012 E 47th St, Chicago | Founded in 1904, closed in 2022[62] | |
St. Anselm | 6045 S Michigan Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1909, closed in 2022[63] | |
St. Basil/Visitation | 843 W. Garfield Blvd, Chicago | ||
St. Benedict the African | 340 W 66th St, Chicago | ||
St. Elizabeth | 50 E 41st St, Chicago | Founded in 1881, weekly services discontinued in 2021[64] | |
St. Felicitas | 1526 E 84th St, Chicago | Founded in 1919, closed in 2019[65] | |
St. James | 2942 S Wabash Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Joachim | 700 E 91st St, Chicago | Founded in 1894, closed in 2019[66] | |
St. Thomas the Apostle | ![]() |
5472 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago |
Deanery B: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
---|---|---|---|
Haitian Catholic Apostolate | 7841 S Jeffrey St, Chicago | ||
Holy Name of Mary | 1401 W 112th St, Chicago | ||
Our Lady Gate of Heaven | 2330 E 99th St, Chicago | Founded in 1947, closed in 2020[67] | |
Our Lady of Peace | 2010 E 79th St, Chicago | Founded in 1919, closed in 2020[68] | |
Sacred Heart Mission | 11652 S Church St, Chicago | ||
St. Bride | 7801 S Coles Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1900, closed in 2020[69] | |
St. Clotilde | 8430 S Calumet Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1928, closed in 2022[70] | |
St. Columbanus | 331 E 71st St, Chicago | ||
St. Dorothy | 450 E 78th St, Chicago | Founded in 1916, closed in 2022[71] | |
St. John de la Salle | 10205 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago | Founded in 1948, weekly services discontinued in 2022[72] | |
St. Kilian | 8725 S May St, Chicago | Founded in 1904, closed in 2023[73] | |
St. Margaret of Scotland | 9837 S Throop St, Chicago | ||
Ss Peter and Paul | 12433 S Halsted St, Chicago | Founded in 1913, closed in 2023[74] | |
St. Philip Neri | 2132 E 72nd St, Chicago | ||
St. Sabina | ![]() |
1210 W 78th Pl, Chicago |
Deanery C: Chicago
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Mother of God | 14148 Green Bay Ave, Burnham | Founded in 1946, closed in 2020[75] | |
Annunciata | 3747 E 111th St, Chicago | ||
Immaculate Conception (South Chicago) | ![]() |
2944 E 88th St, Chicago | |
Our Lady of Guadalupe | 3200 E 91st St, Chicago | ||
Sacred Heart Croatian | 2864 E 96th St, Chicago | ||
St Anthony | 11544 S Prairie Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Columba | 3340 E 134th St, Chicago | Founded in 1884, closed in 2020[76] | |
St. Florian | 13145 S Houston Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Francis de Sales | 10201 S Ewing Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1888, closed in 2020[77] | |
St. George | 9546 S Ewing Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1903, closed in 2020[78] | |
National Shrine of St. Jude | 3200 E 91st St, Chicago | ||
St. Kevin | 10501 S Torrence Ave, Chicago | Founded in 1884, closed in 2021[79] | |
St. Michael the Archangel (South Chicago) | ![]() |
8237 S Shore Dr, Chicago | Founded in 1892, closed in 2021[80] |
Deanery D: Blue Island, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Harvey, South Holland
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Benedict | 2339 York St, Blue Island | ||
St. Donatus | 1919 Union St, Blue Island | ||
Our Lady of Knock | 501 163rd St, Calumet City | ||
St. Andrew the Apostle | 768 Lincoln Ave, Calumet City | ||
St. Victor | 553 Hirsch Ave, Calumet City | Founded in 1925, closed in 2020[81] | |
St. Agnes | 1501 Chicago Rd, Chicago Heights | ||
St. Kieran | 724 W 195th St, Chicago Heights | ||
St. Paul | 206 E 25th St, Chicago Heights | Founded in 1897, closed in 2022[82] | |
St. Emeric | 4300 W 180th St, Country Club Hills | Founded in 1959, closed in 2023[83] | |
Infant Jesus of Prague | 1131 Douglas Ave, Flossmoor | ||
St. John | 301 S Cottage Grove Ave, Glenwood | Founded in 1897, closed in 2022[84] | |
Ascension St. Susanna | 15234 Myrtle Ave, Harvey | Founded in 1899 and 1927 (merged in 1986), closed in 2022[85] | |
St. John the Baptist | 15746 Union Ave, Harvey | ||
St. Anne | 16801 Dixie Hwy, Hazel Crest | Founded in 1949, weekly services discontinued in 2022[86] | |
St. Joseph | 17951 Dixie Hwy, Homewood | ||
St. Ann | 3010 Ridge Rd, Lansing | ||
St. Gerard Majella | 16130 Clifton Pk, Markham | Founded in 1956, closed in 2022[87] | |
St. Lawrence O'Toole | 4101 St. Lawrence Ave, Matteson | Founded in 1961, closed in 2023[88] | |
St. Irenaeus | 78 Cherry St, Park Forest | Founded in 1948, closed in 2023[89] | |
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr | 14410 S McKinley Ave, Posen | Founded in 1893, closed in 2022[90] | |
St. Mary Queen of Apostles | 207 W 145th St, Riverdale | Founded in 1886 (St. Mary) and 1953 (Queen of Apostles), merged in 2011, closed in 2019[91] | |
St. Peter Claver | 14139 S Claire Ave, Robbins | Founded in 1958, weekly services discontinued in 2021[92] | |
St. James | 22400 S Torrence Ave, Sauk Village | Founded in 1886, closed in 2023[93] | |
Holy Ghost | 700 E 170th St, South Holland | Founded in 1962, closed in 2019[94] | |
St. Jude the Apostle | 900 E 154th St, South Holland | ||
San Rocco Oratory | 16565 S State St, South Holland |
Other
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Holy Family | 1840 Lincoln St, North Chicago | Former Catholic church listed on National Register of Historic Places (Founded in 1901, closed in 1991) | |
Madonna Della Strada Chapel | 6453 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago | ||
St. Boniface | ![]() |
1358 W Chestnut St, Chicago | Founded in 1904, Closed in 1990,[95] converted into condos |
St. Vitus | 1814 S Paulina St, Chicago | Founded in 1896, closed in 1990 |
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