All Saints Catholic Church (Manassas, Virginia)

All Saints Catholic Church
All Saints
The outside of the church
38°45′13″N77°29′11″W / 38.75361°N 77.48639°W / 38.75361; -77.48639
Location	Manassas, Virginia US
Address	9300 Stonewall Rd, Manassas, VA 20110
Country	United States
Denomination	Catholic Church
Tradition	Roman Rite
Weekly attendance	21,000 Parishioners
Website	https://allsaintsva.org/
History
Founded	August, 1879
Founder(s)	William Henry Elder
Architecture
Architectural type	Romanesque Revival
Completed	November 1, 2008
Construction cost	$6,000,000 US
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Michael Francis Burbidge

All Saints Catholic Church is located in Manassas Virginia. It is the largest Catholic Church in terms of parishioners with more than 21,000 registered parishioners; making All Saints the largest Catholic parish in Virginia in terms of number of parishioners.

Description

Since 2008, the church has had a Romanesque Revival façade, it features a bell tower that weighs over 1,000 pounds, which was the original bell used at the first All Saints Catholic Church. The church's current design was designed by Intec Group; it has a seating capacity of over 1,500. It features a large sanctuary with a centrally located tabernacle. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The first All Saints Catholic Church

All Saints Catholic Church was founded in 1879, as a mission church with less than 100 parishioners, its jurisdiction extended north to the Potomac River, east to Woodbridge and Triangle, and west to the Bull Run Mountains. ^{[1] [3]}

Bishop William Elder dedicated All Saints Catholic Church in August 1879, the cornerstone was laid on November 29, 1878, which was a relic of the Civil War dug up from the previous Wooden Church foundation; this cornerstone was moved to the chapel in 1974. ^{[3] [1]}

All Saints continued later opening a school in 1957, and a new church was built in 1974; this church had a seating capacity of 860, yet it would soon become inadequate for the huge amount of people that would attend each Sunday, as a result of overcrowding they offered nine weekend liturgies, and also two Spanish masses. At the time this was one of the first parish's to offer the liturgy in Spanish. ^{[1] [3]}

In 1995, All Saints launched a Building Fund Campaign to raise money for a larger church over ($6,000,000 US) were raised in order to build the current church, the old church would be used as an activity center, though on special occasions such as Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Easter, Christmas and other important Catholic Holidays is used as a Church in order to prevent overcrowding. ^[1]

This led to the eventual development of nearby parishes: St. Francis of Assisi in Triangle (1947), Our Lady of Angels in Woodbridge (1959), St. Timothy in Centreville (1969), Holy Family in Dale City (1970), and Holy Trinity in Gainesville (2001). ^[1]

On November 1, 2008, the current church building opened, then bishop Paul S. Loverde attended, while Rev. Robert C. Cilinski, opened the ceremony and thus established the current day church; On September 3, 2017 bishop Michael Francis Burbidge established St. Gabriel's Mission to expand the needs for a Spanish-speaking ministry as a result of All Saints Catholic Church. ^{[4] [1] [3] [2] [5]}

See also

• List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington

References

1. Andreassi, Anthony D. (2002). Walking in faith: the first 25 years, a history of the diocese of Arlington. Strasbourg: Editions du Signe. ISBN   978-2-7468-0625-2. OCLC   50986437.
2. "All Saints Catholic Church | Express Tech Air". www.etahvac.com. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
3. "All Saints Catholic Church - Arlington Catholic Herald". Arlington Catholic Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
4. "History". All Saints Catholic Church. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
5. "St. Gabriel Mission". All Saints Catholic Church. Retrieved 2025-05-05.