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ALASKA
Anchorage (Stopover Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Feb. 1981)
o Anchorage Park Strip, Memorial to St. John Paul II
Between 9th and 10th Streets, Runs from A to P Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
http://www.alaska.org/detail/delaney-park-strip
o Holy Family Cathedral
800 West 5
th
Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
(907) 276-3455
http://www.holyfamilycathedral.org/index.html
Juneau: Shrine of St. Therese of Lisieux (patron of young people)
21425 Glacier Hwy, Juneau AK 99801
(907) 780-6112
http://www.shrineofsainttherese.org/
ARIZONA
Phoenix (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Sept. 1987)
o St. Mary’s Basilica, Saint John Paul II prayed here
231 N 3
rd
Street
Phoenix AZ 85004
(602) 354-2100
http://www.saintmarysbasilica.org/
o St. Simon & St. Jude Cathedral, Saint John Paul II spoke at this cathedral
6351 N. 27
th
Ave
Phoenix AZ 85017
http://simonjude.org/
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Sept. 1987)
o Mission San Fernando Rey de España
15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd
Mission Hills CA 91345
(818) 361-0186
http://www.missionscalifornia.com/keyfacts/san-fernando-rey.html
Eastvale
o Blessed Oscar Romero Catholic Church, Patron of WYD 2019
4395 Chandler St
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Eastvale, CA 92880
http://www.blessedoscarromero.com/
Monterey (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II – Sept. 1987)
o Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Shrine of Blessed Junipero Serra
3080 Rio Road
Carmel CA 93923
(831) 624-1271
http://www.carmelmission.org/
Orange County:
o Mission San Juan Capistrano/Serra Chapel (built in 1776/8)
26801 Ortega Hwy
San Juan Capistrano CA
(949) 234-1300
http://www.missionsjc.com/
Sacramento: National Shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe (patroness of the
Americas)
711 T St Sacramento CA 95811
(916) 442-3211
http://guadalupe-sacramento.org/
San Diego:
o Junipero Serra Museum/Presidio Park
2727 Presidio Dr San Diego CA 92103
(619) 297- 3258
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/serra_museum.html
o San Diego de Alcala (first Catholic mission in California, by Blessed Junipero
Serra)
10818 San Diego Mission Rd San Diego CA 92108
(619) 281-8449
http://www.missionsandiego.com/
San Francisco (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Sept. 1987)
o St. Mary’s Cathedral
1111 Gough St San Francisco CA 94109
(415) 567-2020
http://www.stmarycathedralsf.org/
COLORADO
Golden: Mother Cabrini Shrine (first American citizen saint)
20189 Cabrini Blvd Golden CO 80401
(303) 526-0758
http://www.mothercabrinishrine.org/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington, D.C. (State Visits of the Three World Youth Day Popes:
Pope St. John Paul II Oct. 1979, Pope Benedict XVI April 2005, Pope Francis
Sept. 2015)
o Brookland/CUA Area
! Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
(patroness of the United States); includes statues of many American
saints and Marian devotions.
400 Michigan Ave Northeast Washington DC 20017
(202) 526-8313
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! Catholic University of America
620 Michigan Ave Northeast Washington DC 20064
(202) 319-5000
http://www.cua.edu/
! Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land
1400 Quincy St Northeast Washington DC 20017
(202) 526- 6800
http://www.myfranciscan.org/monastery/mass-schedule/
! Pope St. John Paul II Shrine
3900 Harewood Road NE Washington DC 20017
(202) 635-5400
http://www.jp2shrine.org/en/index.html
o Georgetown University (first Catholic college in the U.S.)
37
th
and O Streets NW Washington DC 20057
(202) 687-0100
https://campusministry.georgetown.edu/about/sacredspaces/dahlgren
! St. Matthew Cathedral (near DuPoint Circle)
1725 Rhode Island Ave NW Washington DC 20036
(202) 347-3215
http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/
FLORIDA
Miami (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Sept. 1987)
o St. Mary’s Cathedral
7525 NW 2
nd
Ave Miami FL 33150
(305) 759-4531
http://thecathedralofstmary.org/index.php
St. Augustine: Cathedral of St. Augustine (oldest parish in the USA)
38 Cathedral Place St. Augustine FL 32084
(904) 824-2806
http://www.thefirstparish.org/
GEORGIA
Atlanta: Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception !
48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 521-1866
http://www.catholicshrineatlanta.org/phpMap/main.php!
ILLINOIS
Chicago (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Oct. 1979)
o Archbishop Quigley Center, Saint James Chapel
835 N. Rush Street Chicago IL 60611
(312) 534-8200
http://www.archchicago.org/contact.shtm
o Holy Name Cathedral
730 N Wabash Ave Chicago IL 60611
(312) 787-8040
http://holynamecathedral.org/
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o Loyola University Chicago, Madonna Della Strada Chapel, patroness of
pilgrims
1032 W Sheridan Road Chicago IL 60660
http://www.luc.edu/campusministry/sacramental_life/mds-
chapel/index.shtml
o National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, first American-citizen saint
2520 N. Lakeview Avenue Chicago IL 60614
(773) 360-5115
http://cabrinishrinechicago.com/
o Five Holy Martyrs Parish, site of Pope John Paul II’s Mass with Polish
community
4327 S. Richmond St. Chicago IL 60632
(773) 254-3636
http://www.fiveholymartyrs.org/
Darien: National Shrine of St. Therese Lisieux, patron of young people
8501 Bailey Rd. Darien IL 60561
(630) 969-3311
http://www.saint-therese.org/
Des Plaines: Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas
1170 North river Road Des Plaines IL 60016
(847) 294-1806
http://www.santuarioguadalupe.org/en/
Mount Olive: St. John Paul II Catholic Church
705 E. Main Street Mt Olive IL 62069
(217) 999-4981
http://www.dio.org/parishes/st-john-paul-ii-parish-mt-olive.html
Normal: Pope John Paul II Newman Catholic Center at Illinois State University
501 South Main Street Normal IL 61761
(309) 452-5046
http://www.isucatholic.org/
Chicago: Pope John Paul II Newman Center
700 S. Morgan Street Chicago IL 60607
(312) 226-1880
http://jp2newman.org/
INDIANA
South Bend: University of Notre Dame, Basilica of the Sacred Heart
114 Coleman-Morse Center Notre Dame IN 46556
(574) 631-7800
http://campusministry.nd.edu/basilica-of-the-sacred-heart/
St. John: Shrine of Christ’s Passion
10630 Wicker Ave St. John IN 46373
(219) 365-6010
http://www.shrineofchristspassion.org/OurLadyOf/touristinfo.php
IOWA
Cumming: St. Patrick Church, visited by Pope John Paul II in 1979
3396 155
th
Street Cumming, IA 50061
(515) 462-1083
http://www.dmdiocese.org/parish-page-temp.cfm?ID=13706
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KENTUCKY
Southgate: Shrine of the Little Flower, St. Therese, patron of young people
11 Temple Place Southgate KY 41071
(606) 441-1654
http://www.catholicshrines.net/states/ky4.htm
LOUISIANA
New Orleans (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Sept. 1987)
o St. Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square
615 Pere Antoine Alley New Orleans LA 70116
(504) 525-9585
http://www.stlouiscathedral.org/
MARYLAND
Annapolis:
o Charles Carroll Mansion (only Catholic signer of Declaration of
Independence)
107 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 269-1737
http://charlescarrollhouse.org/
Baltimore (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Oct. 1995)
o Basilica of the Assumption, mother church of U.S. Catholicism
409 Cathedral Street Baltimore MD 21201
(401) 7273565
http://baltimorebasilica.org/
o Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
5200 N Charles Street Baltimore MD 21210
(410) 464- 4000
http://cathedralofmary.org/
o St. Mary’s Spiritual Center & Mother Seton House on Paca Street
600 North Paca Street Baltimore MD 21201
(140) 728-6464
http://stmarysspiritualcenter.org/
Emmitsburg: National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, first American-born saint
339 S. Seton Ave Emmitsburg MD 21727
(301) 447-6606
http://www.setonheritage.org/
Leonardtown: St. Francis Xavier Church, oldest church still in use since colonial
times
21370 Newtowne Neck Rd Leonardtown MD 20650
(301) 475-9885
http://stfrancisxavierchurch.org/
St. Inigoes: St. Ignatius Church, first Catholic mission in the American colonies
17682 Grayson Road St. Inigoes MD 20684
(301) 862-4600
https://www.visitstmarysmd.com/activities-attractions/detail/st.-ignatius-church
MASSACHUSETTS
Adams: St. John Paul II Catholic Church
21 Maple Street Adams Ma 01220
(413) 743-0577
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Boston (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Oct. 1979)
o Cathedral of Holy Cross
1400 Washington Street Boston MA
(617) 542-5682
http://holycrossboston.com/
Boylstown: St. Mary of the Hill/St. Therese Lisieux Shrine (patron of young
people)
630 Cross Street Boylston MA
(508) 869-6771
http://www.smothills.org/news-events/st-therese/
Stockbridge: National Shrine of Divine Mercy
2 Prospect Hill Road Eden Hill Stockbridge MA 01262
(413) 298-3931
http://thedivinemercy.org/shrine/directions.php
MICHIGAN
Detroit (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Sept. 1987)
o Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
9844 Woodward Ave Detroit MI 48202
(313) 865-6300
http://cathedral.aod.org/
o National Shrine of the Little Flower, St. Therese, patron of World Youth Days
2100 West Twelve Mile Road, Royal Oak MI 48073
(248) 541-4122
http://www.shrinechurch.com/
MISSOURI
St. Louis (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Jan. 1999)
o Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
4431 Lindell Blvd St. Louis MO 63108
(314) 373-8200
http://cathedralstl.org/
NEW JERSEY
Newark (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Oct. 1995)
o Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica
89 Ridge Street Newark NJ 07104
(973) 484-4600
http://cathedralbasilica.org/
NEW YORK
Montgomery County:
Fonda: National Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, patron of WYDUSA
3628 State Highway 5 Fonda NY 12068
(518) 853-3646
http://katerishrine.com/
Auriesville: Shrine of Our Lady of the Martyrs; birthplace of St. Kateri
136 Shrine Rd Fultonville NY 12072
(518) 853-3033
http://auriesvilleshrine.com/
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New York City (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Oct. 1979, Oct. 1995)
St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Manhattan)
14 East 51
st
Street New York, NY 10022
(212) 753-2261
http://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org/
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church / Pope St. John Paul II Square (Brooklyn),
Cardinal Karol Wojtyla visited 1969
607 Humbolt Street Brooklyn NY 11222
(718) 388-0170
http://ststanskostka.org/wordpress/
Stoney Point: Salesian National Marian Shrine, with St. John Bosco, patron of
WYD 2019
174 Filors Lane Stony Point NY 10980
(845) 947-2200
http://www.marianshrine.org/
OHIO
Cleveland
o Polish-Founded Catholic Churches, Diocese of Cleveland: St. Stanislaus
Church, Sacred Heart, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. John Cantius
(Westside)
http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/
Garfield Heights
o Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine, Marymount Hospital
9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland OH 44195, Behind the Loretto building
(216) 587-8140
o Polish-Founded Catholic Churches, Diocese of Cleveland: SS. Peter & Paul
Church, St. Monica, St. Therese, and Marymount Hospital
http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/
OREGON
Portland
o National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother
8840 NE Skidmore Street Portland OR 97220
(503) 254-7371
http://www.thegrotto.org/
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown: National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas
501 Ridge Avenue Allentown PA 18102
(610) 433-4404
http://www.allentowndiocese.org/
Philadelphia (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Oct. 1979)
o Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul
18
th
Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia PA 19103
215) 561-1313
http://cathedralphila.org/
o National Shrine of St. John Neumann
1019 North Fifth Street Philadelphia PA 19123
(215) 627-3080
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http://www.stjohnneumann.org/
o Ukrainian Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, contains a rock from the
tomb of St. Peter and JPII visited Oct 4
th
1979
830 N Franklin Street Philadelphia PA 19123
(215) 922-2845
http://ukrcathedral.com/
RHODE ISLAND
Nasonville: Shrine of the Little Flower, St. Therese, patron of young people
35 Dion Drive Harrisville Rhode Island 02830
(401) 568-8280
http://www.sainttheresashrine.com/
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Sept. 1987)
o St. Peter’s Church
1529 Assembly Street Columbia SC 29202
(803) 779-0036
http://www.visitstpeters.org/
TENNESSE
Memphis!
o St. Martin de Porres National Shrine, patron of WYD 2019!
190 Adams Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38103!
http://www.stmartinshrine.org/ !
TEXAS
San Antonio (Visit of Pope St. John Paul II Sept. 1987)
o Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower, patron of young people
824 Kentucky Avenue San Antonio TX 78201
(210) 735-9126
https://littleflowerbasilica.org/
o Mission San Jose, Queen of the Missions
6701 San Jose Drive San Antonio Texas 78214
(210) 922-0543
http://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/sanjose.htm
o Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish/Plaza Guadalupe, site of Pope John Paul II
speech
1321 El Paso Street San Antonio TX 78207
(201) 226-4064
https://www.archsa.org/parishes/our-lady-of-guadalupe1
o San Fernando Cathedral
115 W Main Plaza San Antonio TX 78205
(210) 227-1297
https://www.catholicearth.com/index.php?option=com_community&view
=profile&userid=31&Itemid=151
o John Paul Stevens High School in Westover Hills, memorial of site of 1987
Mass with Saint Pope John Paul II
http://www.johnpaul2chs.org/photoalbums/john-paul-ii-mass-site-
memorial
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WISCONSIN
Hubertus (near Milwaukee): Holy Hill, National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians
1525 Carmel Road Hubertus WI 53033
(262) 628-1838
http://www.holyhill.com/
La Crosse: Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas
5250 Justin Road La Crosse WI 54601
(877) 799-4059
http://www.guadalupeshrine.org/
Milwaukee:
o Basilica of St. Josephat, Polish cathedral style, modeled after St. Peter’s
Basilica, Visitor’s Center at Pope John Paul II Pavilion
2333 South 6
th
Street Milwaukee WI 53215
(414) 645-5623
http://www.thebasilica.org/
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