St. John's Parish (Omaha, Nebraska)

St. John's Church at Creighton University
Basic information
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Website	link
Architectural description
Architect(s)	P.J. Creedon
Architectural style	English Gothic
Groundbreaking	1887
Completed	1888
Specifications
Capacity	1080
Length	185 ft.
Width (nave)	138 ft.
Designated as NHL
Omaha Landmark
Designated	January 6, 1981 [1]

St. John's Parish is a Roman Catholic church located at 2500 California Plaza on the Creighton University campus in Omaha, Nebraska within the Archdiocese of Omaha and is a ministry of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).

History

The cornerstone was laid on May 6, 1888, drawing 4,000 people, which was the largest crowd ever assembled in Nebraska up to that point. The building was designed by local architect P.J. Creedon in the English Gothic style. In 1897 the church was made a regular parish after the city's original bishop intended for it to only serve as a temporary church for the college-age attendees. John A. Creighton donated much of the original funding for the building. Mary Creighton, John's brother's wife, donated jewellery to the parish construction fund before there was a building.

In 1923 an addition to the building was consecrated by Bishop Patrick A. McGovern, a member of the first graduation class of Creighton College and the only bishop ever consecrated in St. John's.^[2]

Renovations to the building were completed in 2006.^[3] In February 2015, an elevator was added to the side of St. John's to make the lower level accessible from the main church.

See also

• History of Omaha

References

External links

• St. John's Church at Creighton University website
• Historic postcard of St. John's
• Historic images and postcards including St. John's

Coordinates: 41°15′55″N 95°56′54″W / 41.26528°N 95.94833°W / 41.26528; -95.94833 (St. John’s Church)

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