Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist

Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic church at 515 Cathedral Street in Lafayette, LA 70501-6701. It is one of 151 churches in Lafayette, and one of 18 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.

515 Cathedral Street, Lafayette, LA, 70501-6701

Phone: +1 337-232-1322 · Website: https://www.saintjohncathedral.org/

Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 577 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Louisiana — 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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The community around Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 84.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 40.4% (27.2–53.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 33.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 25.4% (13.5–37.4%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.3%
  • Obesity: 40.1%
  • Social Isolation: 38.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.6%
  • Depression: 27.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.4%
  • Diabetes: 14.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Lafayette city is served by 51 churches — about one congregation for every 2,480 residents.

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