St. Helena (Diocese of Gallup)
| St. Helena | |
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| Dedication: | St. Helena |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Gallup |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 42909 US 180, Alpine, Arizona 85920 |
| City: | Alpine, AZ |
| Subdivision: | Arizona |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Apache County |
| Website: | No website specified |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 4/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Helena is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Gallup, serving the small mountain community of Alpine, Arizona, in Apache County. Dedicated to Saint Helena, the fourth-century mother of Emperor Constantine and traditional discoverer of the True Cross, the parish ministers to a sparsely populated area of the White Mountains near the Arizona–New Mexico border.
The Diocese of Gallup is a geographically vast diocese spanning portions of northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico, including large stretches of the Navajo Nation and other tribal lands, and its rural Arizona parishes such as St. Helena typically serve small, close-knit congregations spread across long distances.
No independent parish website is currently documented for St. Helena, and available information about the parish is limited to diocesan and public directory listings rather than a dedicated parish web presence.
History
Specific founding records for St. Helena Parish in Alpine do not appear to be publicly documented in available sources, and no confirmed founding date can be established at this time. The parish is listed among the Diocese of Gallup's Arizona parishes, which include a number of small rural and mission communities serving the sparsely populated high country of Apache and Navajo counties.[1]
As of available records, the parish maintains a regular weekend Mass schedule, with a Saturday vigil Mass and additional observances on Holy Days of Obligation.[2]
Special features
- Serves a small, rural mountain community in the White Mountains region of eastern Arizona
- Part of the Diocese of Gallup's network of Arizona parishes and missions serving Apache County
- Maintains a weekend Mass schedule for a geographically dispersed congregation
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church may contain relics of saints, as is customary practice. Specific information regarding relics housed at St. Helena is not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details about the St. Helena church building are not publicly documented in available sources. As a rural parish church serving a small mountain community, it is likely modest in scale, consistent with other small parish buildings in the Diocese of Gallup's Arizona missions.
Interior features
No detailed information about the interior layout or furnishings of the church is publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on stained glass windows, if present, are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Any devotional statuary present, likely including an image of Saint Helena, is not independently documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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Related parishes
- San Esteban del Ray (Diocese of Gallup)
- Mission of St. Anne (Diocese of Gallup, Acomita)
- Santo Niño de Atocha (Diocese of Gallup)
- St. Joseph (Diocese of Gallup, Aztec)
- Our Lady of Loretto (Diocese of Gallup)
- Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert (Diocese of Gallup)
- St. Rose of Lima (Diocese of Gallup)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Gallup, Bloomfield)
- Risen Savior (Diocese of Gallup)
- Mission of San Jose (Diocese of Gallup)
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Diocese of Gallup)
- St. Patrick (Diocese of Gallup)
- St. Paul (Diocese of Gallup)
- Immaculate Conception (Diocese of Gallup)
- Our Lady of Light (Diocese of Gallup)
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Diocese of Gallup)
- Mission of St. Anthony (Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico)
- Mission of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Diocese of Gallup)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Gallup, Farmington)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Gallup, Farmington)
- Holy Trinity (Diocese of Gallup)
- St. Francis of Assisi (Diocese of Gallup, Gallup)
- St. John Vianney (Diocese of Gallup)
- Santo Niño (Diocese of Gallup)
- St. Teresa of Avila (Diocese of Gallup)
External links
- No independently verified official parish website is documented in available sources.
Social media
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References
- ↑ "Alpine – St. Helena". The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup. https://dioceseofgallup.org/parishes/arizona-parishes/alpine-st-helena/.
- ↑ "St Helena Catholic Church Mass Times - Alpine, Arizona". Catholic Mass Time. https://catholicmasstime.org/church/st-helena-catholic-church/1498/.