List of Roman Catholic churches in the Diocese of Charleston

This is a list of the Roman Catholic churches in the Diocese of Charleston, which encompasses the entire State of South Carolina in the United States. It does not include mission churches.[1]

Parish est. Church name Image Location Current building Description/sources
1790 to 1850
1791 St. Mary of the Annunciation Charleston 1806 The first Catholic church in the Carolinas[2]
1821 Minor Basilica of St. Peter Columbia 1824 The first Catholic church in Columbia.[3]
1821 Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Charleston 1868 Cathedral for the Diocese of Charleston.[4]
1837 St. Patrick Charleston 1899 [5]
1839 St. Anne and St. Jude Parish Sumpter 2023 [6]
1842 St. Peter Cheraw [7]
1845 Stella Maris Sullivan's Island [8]
1846 St. Peter Beaufort [9]
1850 to 1900
1852 St. Mary Greenville 1954 [10]
1853 St. Mary Help of Christians Aiken 1905 [11]
1854 St. Joseph Chester [12]
1856 St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Edgefield 1860 [13]
1861 St. Joseph Charleston 1861 Established as church for Irish immigrants[14]
1868 St. Joseph Anderson 1988 [15]
1884 St. Paul the Apostle Spartanburg [16]
1889 St. Mary, Our Lady of Ransom Georgetown [17]
1895 St. William Ward [18]
1898 St. John the Beloved Summerville [19]
1900 to 1940
1911 St. Mary Yonges Island [20]
1914 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Camden 1914 [21]
1917 Holy Trinity Orangeburg 1982 [22]
1919 St. Anne Rock Hill 1998 [23]
1920 Sacred Heart Charleston 1939 [24]
1929 St. John North Charleston [25]
1935 St. Andrew Clemson 1935
1935 St. Martin de Porres Columbia [26]
1938 Divine Saviour York [27]
1939 St. Anthony of Padua Greenville 1956 [28]
1939 St. Louis Dillon
1940 to 1950
1940 St. Andrew Clemson [29]
1941 St. Mary the Virgin Mother Hartsville 1940 [30]
1943 St. Mary of the Angels Anderson 1951 [31]
1944 Blessed Sacrament Charleston 1962 [32]
1945 St. James the Younger Conway 1961 [33]
1945 St. Mary Rock Hill 2006 [34]
1945 Our Lady of Lourdes Greenville 2004 [35]
1946 St. Andrew Myrtle Beach [36]
1948 St. Catherine of Siena Lancaster 1948 [37]
1948 St. Joseph Columbia [38]
1949 Our Lady of Peace North Augusta [39]
1949 St. Boniface Joanna
1949 St. Joseph Columbia [40]
1950 to 1970
1952 Our Lady of the Rosary Greenville [41]
1952 St. Philip the Apostle Lake City [42]
1952 St. Theresa Winnsboro [43]
1953 St. Thomas More Columbia Located at the University of South Carolina[44]
1956 Divine Redemer Hanahan [45]
1956 St. Mark Newberrry [46]
1959 Nativity Chaleston [47]
1959 St. John of the Cross Batesville-Leesville [48]
1960 St. Gregory the Great Bluffton 2000 [49]
1963 St. Anthony Ridgeland [50]
1965 Holy Cross Pickens [51]
1965 St. Peter Benizi Moncks Corner [52]
1964 Our Lady Star of the Sea North Myrtle Beach [53]
1964 Good Shepherd McCormick [54]
1964 St. Edward Murphy's Village Originally established as parish for Irish Travelers.[55]
1966 St. Thomas the Apostle North Charleston 1968 [56]
1967 Holy Spirit Johns Island 2004 [57]
1967 St. Augustine Union
1970 to 2000
1972 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Simpsonville [58]
1972 Our Lady of the Hills Columbia [59]
1973 Christ Our King Mount Pleasant 1979 [60]
1973 Holy Family Hilton Head Island 1988 [61]
1975 St. Michael the Archangel Murrells Inlet [62]
1976 Immaculate Conception Goose Creek [63]
1976 Prince of Peace Taylors [64]
1977 St. John Neumann Columbia 1978 [65]
1978 Our Lady of the Lake Chapin [66]
1979 Corpus Christi Lexington 1980 [67]
1979 Jesus Our Risen Saviour Spartanburg 1987 [68]
1979 St. Gerald Aiken 1962 [69]
1981 Sacred Heart Gaffney 1955 [70]
1983 All Saints Lake Wylie 2006 [71]
1984 St. Francis by the Sea Hilton Head Island 1991 [72]
1984 St. Theresa the Little Flower Summerville 2011 [73]
1985 Blessed Trinity Greer 1985 [74]
1985 Precious Blood of Christ Pawleys Island [75]
1989 St. Mary Magdalene Simpsonville [76]
1993 St. Philip Neri Fort Mill 2013 [77]
1994 St. Paul the Apostle Seneca [78]
1998 Transfiguration Blythewood 2004 [79]
1999 St. Benedict Mount Pleasant 2010
2000 to present
2002 St. Mary Our Lady of Hope Manning 2003 [80]
2004 St. Ann Santee 2005 [81]
2006 Our Lady of Good Counsel Folly Beach 1950 [82]
2007 St. Ann Kingstree
2013 Our Lady of Grace Lancaster 2016 [83]
2012 St. Clare of Asissi Daniel Island
2015 Our Lady of La Vang Greer [84]

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