About Nashville, Tennessee:
Nashville is the capital Tennessee and has earned the nickname “music city” due to its many country music venues include the Grand Ole Opry House, home of the famous “Grand Ole Opry” stage and radio show. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and historic Ryman Auditorium are Downtown, as is the District, featuring honky-tonks with live music and the Johnny Cash Museum.
Nashville is also the location of Vanderbilt University, founded in 1873.
The Catholic history of Nashville, Tennessee:
The Diocese of Nashville was established in July 1837. As of 2024, the Diocese of Nashville encompassed over 100,000 Catholics in 56 parishes and 21 schools across 38 counties of Middle Tennessee.
Catholic places of interest in Nashville, Tennessee:
Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Cecilia
Saint Joseph Catholic Church beautifully restored sanctuary
Saint Mary of the Seven Sorrows Catholic Church
University Catholic: for students at Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities, but all Nashville-area college students are welcome at their Masses, events, retreats and mission trips.
Traveling to Nashville, Tennessee:
By air: Nashville has a regional airport, Nashville International airport (code BNA).
There is no train service to Nashville…the nearest Amtrak stations in Tennessee are in Newbern-Dyersburg (88 miles northwest of Nashville) and Memphis (212 miles east of Nashville), both on the City of New Orleans route. Bus connections are available from those cities.