St. Patrick (Diocese of Reno)
| St. Patrick | |
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| Dedication: | St. Patrick |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Reno |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 850 W 4th St., Fallon, Nevada 89406 |
| City: | Fallon, NV |
| Subdivision: | Nevada |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Churchill County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 3/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Patrick is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Reno, serving Catholics in Fallon, Nevada, and the surrounding communities of Churchill County. The parish is dedicated to Saint Patrick, the fifth-century missionary bishop credited with spreading Christianity throughout Ireland.
Located in a rural agricultural region of northern Nevada, St. Patrick has long served as a spiritual home for Catholic families in the Lahontan Valley. The parish is listed among the parishes of the Diocese of Reno, with its rectory and church located at 850 W. 4th Street in Fallon.[1]
No confirmed founding date is documented in available sources, though Catholic presence in the Fallon area dates to the early twentieth century development of the Newlands Reclamation Project, which brought settlers and irrigation to the Lahontan Valley.
History
Specific historical records detailing the founding and early development of St. Patrick Parish in Fallon are not publicly documented in available sources. The parish appears in the current directory of the Diocese of Reno, which lists its address as 850 W. 4th Street, Fallon, Nevada, 89406.[2] Catholic communities in Churchill County trace their origins to missionary circuit riders who served scattered ranching and farming families in the region before the establishment of permanent parish structures. The Diocese of Reno itself was established in the twentieth century, separating Nevada's ecclesiastical administration from the Archdiocese of San Francisco and later the Diocese of Sacramento, though the precise date St. Patrick was canonically erected as a parish is not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
Special features
- Serves as the territorial Catholic parish for Fallon and the surrounding Churchill County community
- Named in honor of Saint Patrick, patron of Ireland
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church customarily contains relics of saints, consistent with the rite of dedication. Specific details regarding any relics housed at St. Patrick Church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of St. Patrick Church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
Specific details regarding the interior arrangement of St. Patrick Church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
No confirmed information about stained glass windows at St. Patrick Church is available in the sources reviewed.
Statues and Sculptures
No confirmed information about statuary at St. Patrick Church is available in the sources reviewed.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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- Mission of St. Joseph the Worker (Diocese of Reno)
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- St. Gall (Diocese of Reno)
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- Mission of the Sacred Heart (Diocese of Reno)
- Mission of St. Alfonsus (Diocese of Reno)
- Our Lady of the Snows (Diocese of Reno)
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External links
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References
- ↑ "Parish Finder". Diocese of Reno. https://catholicreno.org/parishfinder.
- ↑ "Parish Finder". Diocese of Reno. https://catholicreno.org/parishfinder.