8. German Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity (1847)
Later: Holy Trinity Church [no longer in existence]About the records:
The original records, from 1847 through the closing of the church, are held by the New Orleans Archdiocese Archives, and include baptism, marriage, death, and confirmation records. Some records have been published in New Orleans Genesis. They include:
Births/Baptisms
NOG 4.13:61 (+ 4.14:133 through 16.61:17)
New Orleans Genesis also includes marriages that were performed for Holy Trinity at St. Vincent de Paul Church, which was located at 3053 Dauphine Street:
NOG 16.62:171 (+ 16.63:281 through 18.69:103)Additional information about the church:
Holy Trinity Church was deconsecrated on March 31, 1997. The last church building (constructed in 1853) was located at 721 St. Ferdinand Street (between Dauphine and Royal Streets). The stained-glass windows were removed and the building was sold. Today the church building is known as the Marigny Opera House.
Other names of this church:
German Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity ChurchClergy who served the church (1828-1893):
J. M. Masquelet (1847-1851); Anton Boleslaw Gendirowski (1851); G. F. N. Petesch (1851); Matthias Schifferer (1851-1866); Bernhard Jeckel (1866-1867); Ignazius Scheck (1867-1868); Leonhard Thevis (1867-1893); Johann Bogaerts (1893-_____). Assistants included: Joseph Kögerl, Mathias Halbedl, Anton Bichlmayer, Theodore Wenglikowski, Florian Kratzer, Robert Richards, Carl Krüger, and Carl Bleha.Current affiliation:
Holy Trinity no longer exists as a congregation.