Saint Stephen Cathedral

Saint Stephen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church at 610 Locust Street in Owensboro, KY 42301. It is one of 128 churches in Owensboro, and one of 12 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.

The Catholic Community of Saint Stephen Cathedral serves as the Mother Church for the Diocese of Owensboro to welcome, evangelize, and worship in the name of Jesus Christ.

Today, Saint Stephen Cathedral is a vibrant parish serving the spiritual needs of its families with Most Reverend William F. Medley as Bishop and Reverend John M. Thomas as pastor.

Serving since 1839

610 Locust Street, Owensboro, KY, 42301

Service times

  • Saturday 9am

Phone: +1 270-683-6525 · Website: https://ststephencathedral.org/

Saint Stephen Cathedral is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 357 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Kentucky — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

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Latest from Saint Stephen Cathedral's YouTube channel: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (all videos).

The community around Saint Stephen Cathedral

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults here carry depression. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Poverty Rate: 32.0% (19.9–44.1%)
  • Obesity: 40.3%
  • Depression: 30.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.3%
  • Unemployment: 8.5% (3.6–13.5%)
  • Diabetes: 15.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Owensboro city is served by 26 churches — about one congregation for every 1,661 residents.

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