First Mass1872
| Location | Phoenix Hotel |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | Texas |
| County | Grayson |
| Modern Diocese | Diocese of Dallas |
| Historical Diocese | Diocese of Galveston |
| Date | 1872 |
| Priest | Fr Theodore Bufford |
| Religious Order | Diocesan / Secular clergy |
| Rite | Roman (Latin) Rite |
| Expedition | North Texas Circuit Rider / Saddlebag Priest Ministry |
| Confidence | confirmed |
| Submitted by | @ecofire2 |
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this is the first Mass in Grayson county. It was celebrated in a temporary hotel room workspace before the rapid growth of the community prompted the construction of a permanent wooden chapel three years later.
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