St. John the Evangelist (Diocese of Saint Augustine, Chiefland)

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St. John the Evangelist
Dedication: St. John the Evangelist
Type/Classification: Territorial Parish
Non-Parochial: No
Operated By: Diocesan clergy
Venerated Saints: None specified
Diocese: Diocese of Saint Augustine
Deanery:
Address: 4050 NW Hwy 27 Alternate S, Chiefland, Florida 32626
City: Chiefland, FL
Subdivision: Florida
Country: United States
County: Levy County
Website: Website
Founded: 1987
School: No
Email: None specified
AI Confidence: 5/10
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St. John the Evangelist is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Saint Augustine, serving Catholics in Chiefland, Florida, and surrounding communities in Levy County. The parish is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist, the apostle and evangelist traditionally credited with the Fourth Gospel, the Book of Revelation, and three New Testament epistles.

Founded in 1987, the parish has served the rural Nature Coast region of north-central Florida for several decades, providing sacramental and pastoral care to a growing Catholic population in and around Chiefland.

As a diocesan territorial parish, St. John the Evangelist is staffed by clergy of the Diocese of Saint Augustine rather than by a religious order.

History

According to available diocesan records, St. John the Evangelist Parish was established in 1987 to serve Catholics in Chiefland and the surrounding Levy County area.[1] The parish is part of the Diocese of Saint Augustine, the oldest diocese in the United States, which traces its origins to the founding of the city of St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565.[2]

Limited sources are publicly documented regarding the earliest years of the parish's formation and its first resident pastor. The community has grown alongside the town of Chiefland, located along U.S. Highway 27 Alternate in Levy County.

Special features

  • Parish serves as a spiritual home for Catholics throughout the Chiefland area of Levy County
  • Sacramental and pastoral programs supporting a rural Nature Coast Catholic community

Relics

According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church customarily contains relics of saints, as is common practice in Catholic church consecrations. No specific documentation regarding relics housed at St. John the Evangelist is publicly available.

Architecture and Art

Exterior features

Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the current church building are not publicly documented in available sources.

Interior features

The worship space is arranged to support the celebration of the liturgy and active participation by the faithful, consistent with typical parish church design in the Diocese of Saint Augustine.

Stained Glass Windows

No confirmed details regarding stained glass windows at St. John the Evangelist are documented in available sources.

Statues and Sculptures

No confirmed details regarding statuary at the parish are documented in available sources.

Other Artwork

No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.

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References

  1. ↑ "St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church". St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. http://www.stjhc.org. 
  2. ↑ "Diocese of St. Augustine". Diocese of Saint Augustine. https://www.dosafl.com/. 
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