First Mass1787
| Location | Pottinger’s Creek |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | Kentucky |
| County | Marion |
| Modern Diocese | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Historical Diocese | Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America |
| Date | 1787 |
| Priest | Fr. Charles Maurice Whelan, OFM Cap |
| Religious Order | Capuchins (OFM Cap) |
| Rite | Roman (Latin) Rite |
| Confidence | confirmed |
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Notes
English-speaking Catholics from Maryland migrated here in mid 1780s and by 1787 an Irish Capuchin priest first said Mass in this area south of Bardstown in the fall of 1787, according to historical markers and Archdiocesan website. Area is known as the Kentucky Holy Land
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