takes shape as the newest parish for Hispanic Catholics in the archdiocese
Nearly two years after the announcement of a new parish for Hispanic Catholics in St. Charles County, a community of the faithful is taking shape, step by step.
When Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski announced a new structure for parishes in May 2023 as part of All Things New, he established St. Juan Diego, a new personal parish for Spanish-speaking Catholics, located in O’Fallon. The parish is named for the Indigenous Mexican saint who is said to have been visited by the Blessed Mother in the 16th century.
The community’s growth has been a steady process, with evangelization at the forefront of everything they do, said Father Eric Olsen, St. Juan Diego’s founding pastor.
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