St. Paul (Diocese of Reno)
| St. Paul | |
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| Dedication: | St. Paul |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Reno |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 350 Melarkey St., Winnemucca, Nevada 89445 |
| City: | Winnemucca, NV |
| Subdivision: | Nevada |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Humboldt County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 3/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Paul is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Reno, serving Catholics in and around Winnemucca, Nevada, the county seat of Humboldt County in northern Nevada. Dedicated to Saint Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, the parish maintains a presence in one of the more sparsely populated stretches of the diocese, which covers a wide expanse of northern and western Nevada.
As a diocesan territorial parish, St. Paul is not associated with a religious order and is staffed by clergy of the Diocese of Reno. The parish serves the town of Winnemucca and the surrounding ranching and mining communities of Humboldt County.
No confirmed founding date is documented in available sources for St. Paul Parish. The parish continues to appear in the Diocese of Reno's current parish listings, with its rectory and parish offices located at 350 Melarkey Street in Winnemucca.[1]
History
Detailed founding and institutional history for St. Paul Parish in Winnemucca is not documented in the sources available for this article. Catholic settlement in Humboldt County dates to the nineteenth century, tied to the growth of the transcontinental railroad and later mining and ranching activity in the region, and the Diocese of Reno (established in 1931 through division from the Diocese of Sacramento) subsequently organized parishes across northern Nevada, including in Winnemucca.[2] Specific milestones such as the parish's founding year, original church construction, and pastoral leadership over time are not confirmed in currently available sources.
The parish is presently listed in the Diocese of Reno's official parish directory at its Melarkey Street address, indicating it remains an active worshiping community within the diocese.[3]
Special features
- Serves as the Catholic parish community for Winnemucca and the surrounding Humboldt County area of northern Nevada
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church typically contains deposited relics. Specific details regarding any relics associated with St. Paul Parish are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the St. Paul church building are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
Specific details regarding the interior arrangement of the church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
No documented information on stained glass windows at St. Paul Parish is available in current sources.
Statues and Sculptures
No documented information on statuary or sculpture at St. Paul Parish is available in current sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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- Mission of Our Lady Guadalupe (Diocese of Reno)
- St. John the Baptist (Diocese of Reno)
- 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.
- ↑ "Parish Finder". Diocese of Reno. https://catholicreno.org/parishfinder.