15. German Catholic St. Henry’s Church (1855)
Presently: St. Henry’s Catholic Church
About the records:
The original 19th-century records of St. Henry’s
Church are held by the New Orleans Archdiocesan
Archives and include baptism, marriage, death, and confirmation records.
Some records have been indexed in New Orleans Genesis,
the publication of the Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans. They
include:
Births/Baptisms
St. Henry's Church, Book 1, Feb 1856 - Sep 1873
NOG 22.85:15 (+
22.86:165, 22.87:277, 22.88:449, 23.89:19)
St. Henry's Church, Book 3, 1891 - 1911
NOG 23.90:157 (+
23.91:281, 23.92:457)
Marriages
St. Henry's Church, 1856 - 1900
NOG 22.88:403 (+
23.89:95)
Additional information about the church:
A history of St. Henry's Church can be found in
New Orleans
Genesis.
NOG 22.85:11
The present church building was constructed in
1925.
Clergy who served the church up to 1893:
P. A. Krämer (1856- ?
); Johann Brandt; Cornelius Thoma (1856-1864); Charles Joseph Beecher (1864-1868);
Valentin Rademacher (1868- ? ); _____ Landry; Johann
Bogaerts (1871-1891); Simon Barber; L. Richen (1891-1893+).
Current affiliation:
St. Henry's Church is administered by the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Current mailing address:
St. Henry Parish
812 General Pershing Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
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