About Saint Bede Catholic Church in Montgomery, Alabama:
There was a chapel here that was destroyed by fire in 1920. The planning for Saint Bede began a few years later and in 1925 construction was completed on the first Saint Bede Church, which was affiliated with Saint Peter of Montgomery. Reverend Patrick Turner, who was born in Limerick Ireland in 1878, is credited with founding Saint Bede, and was pastor of St. Peter in 1925, just two years before his death.
From 1925-1946 Saint Bede functioned as a mission church primarily for Catholic residents of the Capitol Heights area of Montgomery. In 1946, Father Joseph G. McArdle was appointed pastor of the newly created parish of Saint Bede. Although growth was slow at first, the parish would expand to serve much of east Montgomery under Father McArdle’s leadership.
Several years later (in 1962) a convent was built next to it on land purchased in 1953. The current church and rectory (which now serves as the church office) were completed at the end of 1968. The first mass in the new church was offered on Palm Sunday, March 30, 1969.
The parish and school continued to grow over the next two decades. In March of 1983 there were two much needed additions to the parish; a new school library and Parish Hall were completed and dedicated. Several years later, the Daughters of Charity vacated the Convent, making room for the St. Bede Child Center. The final addition to the school came in the form of a state of the art junior high facility, located directly behind the original school.
Saint Bede’s the Venerable was named a Jubilee Pilgrimage Site by Pope Francis for 2025.
Be sure to check out their store…not your average Catholic store; it contains old, vintage, and antique religious items for sale from everywhere and anywhere.
Traveling to Saint Bede Catholic Church in Montgomery, Alabama:
Address: 3870 Atlanta Hwy, Montgomery, AL 36109
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