The Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales is a Catholic cathedral in Houma, Louisiana. Rev. Zéphyrin Lévêque founded St. Francis de Sales Parish in 1847, but the Mass was at first celebrated in the Terrebonne Parish courthouse The first church building was completed in 1848. The construction on the existing church started in 1936. The first St. Francis de Sales church was designed in the Romanesque style, the current structure was built as the parish church in 1938 after the original church was damaged by a hurricane. The first catholic school in Terrebonne Parish was started by the Sisters of the Marianites of the Holy Cross at the parish church in 1870. The sisters lived in a convent built for them on the church grounds. The Sister's taught at the Houma Academy, predecessor to St. Francis School, and only instructed girls. They founded a school for the boys in 1890. The Sister's long history at the Cathedral parish and school ended in 2011. The current church complex includes the main church building, the convent, the school, the youth center, gymnasium, the rectory and the historic St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #1.
500 Goode St, Houma, LA 70360, Phone: 985-876-6904