St Peter Catholic Church

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St. Peter Church was established in 1843 by Abbet Jounanneau at the request of Bishop Antoine Blanc, and is the oldest Catholic Church on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. The first church building was located on the West Bluff of the Bogue Falaya River. In 1892, a new church building was erected and dedicated on the corner of Rutland and Massachusetts Streets. Father Joseph Koegeal was its pastor and served for the next 25 years. In 1902, St Peter School was erected and placed under the charge of the Benedictine Sisters. After Fr Koeqeal's retirement in 1916, Archbishop Blenk placed Covington in the care of the Benedictine Fathers. The third and present church building was built in 1940 under the Pastorship of Father Aemillian Egler, O.S.B. The Benedictine Fathers served St Peter Parish continuously until 1992, when the Archbishop Francis B. Schulte placed the Church in the care of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

We, the believers of St Peter Parish, having our beginnings as the earliest Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on the Northshore, in response to God's call, come together:

to be God's hands, heart and mind and
to provide for our community's spiritual and physical needs

In doing this, we glorify God and help realize His reign on earth. While rejoicing in the experience of our pilgrimage, we must ever keep in mind our ultimate destination through our faithful stewardship of time, talent and treasure. Called to be a prayerful and hospitable Catholic family of living faith, we welcome and invite all people to share in our unique gifts of the Holy Spirit.

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