First Mass1540
| Location | Mobile |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | Alabama |
| County | Mobile |
| Modern Diocese | Archdiocese of Mobile |
| Date | 1540 † |
| Priest | Secular priests on the DeSoto mission |
| Religious Order | Diocesan / Secular clergy |
| Rite | Roman (Latin) Rite |
| Expedition | Hernando De Soto Expedition |
| Confidence | inferred |
| Submitted by | @theskyismymuse |
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De Soto’s expedition was accompanied by “twelve priests, eight ecclesiastics and four religious”. Mass was certainly offered near the present city of Mobile as early as 1540. Note that De Soto's 12 priests had said mass in Bradenton Florida the year before as well (also published).
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