Saint Andrew's Catholic Church

Saint Andrew’s Catholic Church is the oldest church in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Originally built in 1831, it is oldest Catholic Church in the state to have continually occupied the same building. Monthly mass began in 1847, and during the 1860s the church was one of few to not be destroyed during the American Civil War.

The church was made a memorial Shrine in 1944, and in the early 1950s several extensions were added. Stained glass windows from an Ursuline convent were moved to Saint Andrew's. Since then several further additions have been made, including a residence for the parish priest; further property has also been purchased. The rear of Saint Andrew's is surrounded by a cemetery, which holds the graves of several prominent local figures.

References

"Historic Barnwell". City of Barnwall. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

Coordinates: 33°14′28″N 81°21′43″W / 33.2411°N 81.3620°W / 33.2411; -81.3620

Diocese of Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston

Education	High Schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville

Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore

Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany

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