Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church

Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church The Rev. Augustine Gardet offered the first mass for Roman Catholics in Port Lavaca in 1857 at the R. D. Blossom home. The first church building, constructed in 1865 and destroyed in an 1886 storm, was rebuilt in 1894 and dedicated as Our Lady of the Gulf. The congregation received its first resident pastor, the Rev. Francis Pallanche, in 1913. A surge in the community's population after World War II led to the construction of a new church building in 1953. For 86 years, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate administered the parish. Over its history, Our Lady of the Gulf has been located within the Galveston, San Antonio and Victoria dioceses. (2002)

Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church is a historical marker in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, dedicated in 2001. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Calhoun County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.6090, -96.6259 near Port Lavaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beaumont, Jefferson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Unknown Cemetery, Port Lavaca Cemetery, and Mount Sinai Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5057012778. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.