Basilica of Saint Josaphat

Basilica of Saint Josaphat is a Roman Catholic church at 601 West Lincoln Avenue in Milwaukee, WI 53215. It is one of 659 churches in Milwaukee, and one of 26 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.

601 West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53215

Phone: (414) 645-5623 · Website: https://thebasilica.org/

Basilica of Saint Josaphat is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 679 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Wisconsin — 18,927 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 Basilica of Saint Josaphat

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 63.2%
  • Obesity: 45.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 41.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 37.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 29.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 24.4% (17.3–31.5%)
  • Social Isolation: 38.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.4%
  • Diabetes: 15.8%
  • Unemployment: 10.6% (4.4–16.7%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.5%
  • Depression: 24.4%

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

Milwaukee city is served by 302 churches — about one congregation for every 1,887 residents.

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