St. Andrew Catholic Church

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St. Andrew Catholic Church
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The church's front exterior, 2019
St. Andrew Catholic Church
45°33′32.0″N122°39′25.1″W / 45.558889°N 122.656972°W / 45.558889; -122.656972 Coordinates: 45°33′32.0″N122°39′25.1″W / 45.558889°N 122.656972°W / 45.558889; -122.656972
Location806 NE Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon
CountryUnited States
The church's interior in 2019 Northeast Portland, Oregon (2019) - 129.jpg
The church's interior in 2019

St. Andrew Catholic Church is located in northeast Portland, Oregon's King neighborhood, United States. The church hosts two Spanish-language and one Mayan-language mass weekly, as of 2017. [1]

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History

The church hosted the annual national Maya conference in 2011. [2] In 2019, parishioners marched in Portland's annual pride parade, despite Archbishop Alexander King Sample's preference otherwise. [3]

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References

  1. Harbarger, Molly (December 9, 2017). "Changing Portland: NE Alberta no longer the neighborhood black and Latino residents once knew". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. Bingham, Larry (July 7, 2011). "St. Andrew Catholic Church in Northeast Portland to host national Maya conference". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. Haught, Nancy (June 14, 2013). "St. Andrew's Catholic Parish will carry banner in Portland's Pride Parade". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.