The geographic areas of Kentucky and Tennessee are in the ecclesiastical province of Louisville which includes the Archdiocese of Louisville (Kentucky) and Dioceses of Covington, Lexington, and Owensboro (Kentucky) and Diocese of Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville (Tennessee).

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Online web sites found for the Archdiocese and Dioceses are below with online Churches, maps and histories highlighted.

• Archdiocese of Louisville  (Kentucky)  (official), [Diocese est. 1808; Archdiocese 1937¹]

   Chancery:  212 E. College St. - P.O. Box 1073 - Louisville, KY  40201
   The Archdiocese of Louisville encompasses the central Kentucky counties of Adair, Barren, Bullit, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hardin, Hart, Henry, Jefferson, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Metcalf, Monroe, Nelson, Oldham, Russel, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble and Washington.  See  Map
Archdiocese of Louisville / Diocese of Bardstown (Nelson County, KY) History from the Notre Dame Archives
History of the Louisville Diocese, by P. M. J. Rock, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IX, 1910, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
   "...Prior to the erection of the Covington Diocese (29 July, 1853), it embraced all the State of Kentucky with an area of 47,000 square miles. Originally it was called Diocese of Bardstown, and its bishop administered spiritually a territory now divided into over twenty-eight dioceses (five of which are archdioceses)..."
• Parish Directory - Louisville area A-I + Louisville area J-W + Outside Louisville Area.
• Cathedral of the Assumption - with HISTORY as third oldest Cathedral in the U.S.

   Rectory: 443 S. Fifth St. - Louisville, Ky 40202.
• Priory of St. Louis Bertrand (Dominican Friars) - Louisville, Kentucky
• St. Louis Bertrand Church Parish

   Rectory: 1104 S. Sixth St. - Louisville, KY. 40203-3114.
• St. Luke Parish -

   Rectory: 4211 Jim Hawkins Dr. - Louisville, KY 40229.
• St. Margaret Mary -

   P.O. Box 6387 - Louisville, KY 40206-0387.
• St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church -

   639 South Shelby Street, Louisville, KY 40202.
(Established in 1853, this site includes a History from Louisville's first German Catholic Church of St. Boniface established in 1836.)
• St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral - Bardstown, Nelson County, KY [Est. 1816] designated a national landmark  by the U.S. Congress.  In 1808, the four new Catholic dioceses of Bardstown, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia were created at the request of Bishop Carroll of Baltimore.  "...The new diocese of Bardstown covered almost the entire Northwest Territory, south to New Orleans and as far north as Detroit..." In 1995 Bardstown was named a titular see by the Vatican for its contributions to Catholic Church heritage in America. see History.

   Rectory: 310 W. Stephen Foster Ave. - P. O. Box 548 - Bardstown, KY 40004-0548
         Phone: (502) 348-3126  FAX: (502) 349-0941  E-mail: StJoe@Bardstown.com
• St. Thomas Parish -  Bardstown, Nelson County, KY [Est. 1812]

     870 St. Thomas Ln. - Bardstown, KY 40004
        Phone: (502) 348-3717   FAX: (502) 348-1905
• St. Joseph Catholic Orphan Society History &  LINKS page

   2823 Frankfort Ave. - Louisville, KY 40206  Phone:  (502) 893-0241
   Fax: (502) 896-2394     E-Mail: sjkids@aol.com

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• Diocese of Covington  (Kentucky) [est. 1853¹]

  Chancery:  P.O. Box 18548 - Erlanger, KY  41018
   The Diocese of Covington encompasses the northern Kentucky counties of Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton,  and Robertson.
Diocese of Covington History of Catholicism in Kentucky from 1785
Parish Directory for the Diocese of Covington
History of the Covington Diocese, by James L. Gorey, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV, 1908, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• Covington Diocese Parishes

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• Diocese of Lexington  (Kentucky) [est. 1988¹] with Parish Directory  Cursillo

   Chancery:  P.O. Box 12350 - Lexington, KY  40582.
   The Diocese of Lexington encompasses the eastern Kentucky counties of Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Carter, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Garrard, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Scott, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe and Woodford.  See Map of the Diocese of Lexington.
• Cathedral of Christ the King

    299 Colony Blvd., Lexington 40502-2322.
• Holy Family Parish [est. 1860] - (Ashland, Boyd County, TN)

   900 Winchester Ave., Ashland 41101-7497  + Phone: (606) 329-1607.
• St. Gregory Parish [est. 1960] - (Barbourville, Knox County, TN)

   329 N. Sycamore, Barbourville, KY 40906-1129  + Phone: (606) 546-4461.
• Queen of All Saints Parish [est. 1965] - (Beattyville, Lee County, TN)

   90 Railroad Street, P.O. Box 563, Beattyville 41311-0563 Phone: (606) 464-3357.
Missions: St. Therese, Heidelberg; Holy Family, Booneville; and Good Shepherd, Campton.

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• Diocese of Owensboro  (Kentucky) [est. 1937¹]

   Chancery:  600 Locust St. - Owensboro, KY  42301

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• Diocese of Knoxville  (Tennessee) [est. 1988¹]

   Chancery:  805 Northshore Dr. - P.O. Box 11127 - Knoxville, TN 37939.
History of Tennessee, by Thos. J. Tyne, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• Holy Ghost Parish

   1041 North Central Avenue - Knoxville, TN 37917 + Phone: (423) 522-2205.

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• Diocese of Memphis  (Tennessee)(University Catholic Center)[est. 1970¹]

   Chancery:  Catholic Center - P.O. Box 341669 - Memphis, TN  38184
"...The Catholic Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee, comprises the 21 counties of west Tennessee - Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley..."  The city of Memphis is located in Shelby County, Tennessee.
History of Tennessee, by Thos. J. Tyne, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• Diocese of Memphis Parish Directory
• The West Tennessee Catholic Newspaper Online.
• The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

   1695 Central Avenue - Memphis, TN  Phone: (901)725-2700.
• St. Andrew the Apostle Parish  (Lexington, Henderson County, TN)

   895 N. Broad Street - Lexington, TN 38351  + Phone: (901) 968-6393.
• History of St. Andrew's Catholic Church - by  Sr. Venard Niehaus, OSF.
• See also American Local History Network for Henderson County by Brenda Kirk Fiddler and David Donahue.
• St. Mary Catholic Church (Bolivar, Hardeman County) - with brief History.

  223 Mecklinburg Drive - Bolivar, TN 38008-1736 + Phone: (901) 658-4627.

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• Diocese of Nashville  (Tennessee) [est. 1837¹], Parish Directory

   Chancery:  2400 - 21st Ave. S. - Nashville, TN  37212.
   On June 24, 1883, Father Rademacher was consecrated Bishop of Nashville.  He remained the Bishop of Nashville until 1893, when he was transferred, by Pope Leo XIII, to the Diocese of Fort Wayne.  In his "History of the Diocese of Fort Wayne", Bishop Alerding reports: "...His Vicar General and intimate friend, Rev. P. J. Gleeson, in reply to an inquiry, writes:  "It gives me pleasure to do anything to honor the memory of Bishop Rademacher.  When he took charge the diocese of Nashville was still suffering from the effects of the yellow-fever in Memphis, where so many priests and religious had fallen victims to that dreaded scourge..."
• History of the Nashville Diocese, by Jas. T. Lorigan, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume X, 1911, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright © 1999 by Kevin Knight
• History of Tennessee, by Thos. J. Tyne, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• Parish Directory for Nashville and Davidson County Parishes.

   The Cathedral of the Incarnation
   Assumption Parish
   Christ the King Parish
   Holy Name Parish
   Holy Rosary Parish
   St. Ann Parish
   St. Edward Parish:
       188 Thompson Lane - Nashville, TN  37211.
   St. Henry Parish
   St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish [1976 History]:
       601 Bell Road - Antioch, TN 37013.
   St. Joseph Church - Madison
      1225 Gallatin Road S. - Madison, TN 37115  Phone: (615) 865-1071
   St. Lawrence Church - Joelton
   St. Mary Church
   St. Mary Villa Parish Community
   St. Patrick Church
   St. Pius X Church
   St. Vincent de Paul Church
• Parish Directory for Parishes outside of Nashville

     Alto - St. Margaret Mary Mission
     Antioch - St. Ignatius of Antioch Church
     Ashland City - St. Martha Church
     Brentwood - Holy Family Church
     Centerville - Christ the Redeemer Church
     Celina - Divine Savior Mission
     Clarksville - Immaculate Conception Church
     Columbia - St. Catherine Church
     Cookeville - St. Thomas Aquinas Church
     Decherd - Good Shepherd
     Dickson - St. Christopher Church
     Dover - St. Francis of Assisi Church
     Fayetteville - St. Anthony Church
     Franklin - St. Matthew Church
     Franklin - St. Phillip Church
     Gallatin - St. John Vianney Church
     Hendersonville - Our Lady of the Lake Parish
          1729 Stop Thirty Road - Hendersonville, TN 37075
           Mail to: P. O. Box 279 - Hendersonville, TN 37077-0279
     Hohenwald - Holy Trinity Church
     Joelton - St. Lawrence Church
     Lafayette - Holy Family Church
     Lawrenceburg - Sacred Heart Church
     Lebanon - St. Frances Cabrini Church
     Lewisburg - St. John the Evangelist Church
     Loretto - Sacred Heart Church
     Madison - St. Joseph Church
     McEwen - St. Patrick Church
     McMinnville - St. Catherine Church
     Murfreesboro - St. Rose of Lima Church
     Old Hickory - St. Stephen Parish:
        14544 Lebanon Road - Old Hickory, TN 37138  Phone: (615) 758-2424.
     Pulaski - Immaculate Conception Church
     Shelbyville - St. William Church
     Smithville - St. Gregory Church
     Smyrna - St. Luke Church
     Sparta - St. Andrew Church
     Springfield - Our Lady of Lourdes Church
     St. Joseph - St. Joseph Church
     Tennessee Ridge - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
     Tullahoma - St. Paul the Apostle Church
     Waynesboro - St. Cecilia Church


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• The Apostolic Exarchate Armenian-Rite for the U.S. & Canada  in New York  (Venerable Exarch.: Hovhannes Terzakian, 1995)

Address: 110 East, 12th Street - New York, NY 10003 U.S.A.  Ph: (212) 477-2030
 
• Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syrians: Syriac Catholic Diocese for Syrians in the U. S. and Canada (Chorbishop Joseph Younan appointed as the first Bishop of this diocese in 1995)

   P.O. Box 8366 - Union City, NJ 07087-8262
 
• Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Ruthenian)

   Address: 66 Riverview Ave. - Pittsburgh, PA  15214
• Unofficial Site with parish directory
• The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
• The Byzantine Catholic Church in America (unofficial)
• For more information on the Byzantine Catholic Churches in the United States Click here to return to Main Local Catholic Byzantine Links

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Historical Research of Catholic Churches & Ancestors
Kentucky and Tennessee
• Diocese of Covington: History of Catholicism in Kentucky from 1785
• Catholic History in Kentucky, by Frank M. Tracy, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII, 1910, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• History of Tennessee, by Thos. J. Tyne, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church -

   639 South Shelby Street, Louisville, KY 40202.
(Established in 1853, this site includes a History from Louisville's first German Catholic Church of St. Boniface established in 1836.)
• Maryland Catholics on the Frontier, by Edward Hayden.

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Catholic Biographies
If you know of a web site for a biography of a Catholic with a Kentucky or Tennessee connection, please let me know.
• Diocese of Covington History of Catholicism in Kentucky from 1785:  Father Maesheld positions in Michigan before his arrival at the Diocese of Covington in 1884.....
• On June 24, 1883, Father Rademacher (1840-1900) was consecrated Bishop of Nashville.  He remained the Bishop of Nashville until 1893, when he was transferred, by Pope Leo XIII, to the Diocese of Fort Wayne.  In his "History of the Diocese of Fort Wayne", Bishop Alerding reports: "...His Vicar General and intimate friend, Rev. P. J. Gleeson, in reply to an inquiry, writes:  "It gives me pleasure to do anything to honor the memory of Bishop Rademacher.  When he took charge the diocese of Nashville was still suffering from the effects of the yellow-fever in Memphis, where so many priests and religious had fallen victims to that dreaded scourge..."
• The Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky, contains a brief biography of Thomas Merton born in Padres, France in 1915, he entered the Abbey of Gethsemani in 1941.
• Thomas Merton(1915-1968) from Saint Joseph's College Wellehan Library (in Maine).

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Local Kentucky and Tennessee
History and Genealogy Links
• State of Kentucky (Official)
• Kentucky Tour
• Travel and Tourism in Nineteenth Century Kentucky
• Famous Kentuckians
• Kentucky History & Map Links page
• U. of K.: Kentucky Vital Records Index
• Cabinet for Health Services - Office of Vital Statistics

                            275 East Main Street
                            Frankfort, KY 40621
                            Phone: (502) 564-4212
• Kentuck Atlas and Gazetteer - from the University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Kentucky's Vital Statistics Information
• Kentucky Vital Records Index
• Kentucky Historical Society's: Kentucky History Center
• Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives
• Official Cities: Kentucky
• Midwestern Conquest Trails - Kentucky
• State of Tennessee (Official)
• Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
• Circuit Court Clerk:

   506 Metro Courthouse - Nashville, TN 37201 PH: (615) 862-5181
• Metropolitan Archives of Davidson County

   1113 Elm Hill Pike - Nashville, TN 37210-3505  PH: (615) 862-5880
        Fax (615) 862-5724  Carl Kenneth Fieth, Manager
        E-mail: archives@waldo.nashv.tn.us
• The Friends of Archives- The Friends of the Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County with
• Davidson County Nashville Local History searchable indices.
• Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee
• Memphis, Shelby County Public Library
• Official Cities: Tennessee
• Midwestern Conquest Trails - Tennessee
• Tennessee Genealogy - TNGenWeb
State Coordinator is Bridgett Smith tnsc@tngenweb.org
• Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, County Histories.  Nashville: The Goodspeed Publishing Co.  1887. brought to you online by TNGenWeb
• History of the Catholic Church in Tennessee, From History of Tennessee From the Earliest Time to The Present, Goodspeed Publishing Co., Nashville, TN, 1887.  Retyped for the page by Diane Payne & Danene Vincent, 1998.
• Stewart County, Tennessee Genealogy
• Weakley County, Tennessee Genealogy by P. J. Thompson.
• Virtual History of Weakley County, TN, compiled by Dieter C. Ullrich.
• Tennessee State Archives & Library
• Tennessee Public Library Internet Directory - 1999
• Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County
• Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives

   1113 Elm Hill Pike - Nashville, TN 37210  PH: (615) 862-5880
• Tennessee History and Genealogy
• Finding Birth and Death Records in Tennessee
• East Tennessee Historical Society

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References used include:
• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.) Information learned from the web sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church.

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Archdiocese of Louisville  (Kentucky)

   Diocese of Covington  (Kentucky)
   Diocese of Lexington  (Kentucky)
   Diocese of Owensboro  (Kentucky)
   Diocese of Knoxville  (Tennessee)
   Diocese of Memphis  (Tennessee)
   Diocese of Nashville  (Tennessee)