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Update on Covid-19 & Cemetery Closures
December 1, 2021
Our cemetery offices are open Monday through Friday.
Staff is quaratining as needed due to exposure to Covid.
In addition, some staff have been affected by Hurricane Ida. Please be patient as we work to serve our ministry during your time of need.
If you need to obtain copies of burial receipts for FEMA Covid reimbursement, please call 504-596-3050 or email nolacatholiccem@arch-no.org
If you need to purchase cemetery property, please call 504-596-3050 or email nolacatholiccem@arch-no.org and someone will return your call as soon as possible. You can also view property available here: https://nolacatholiccemeteries.org/available-property
The majority of cemetery gates are open regular hours for family visitations.St. Louis Cemetery #1 is open for tours. Please see information here: Book a tour
St. Louis #2 remains locked - for an appointment to visit your family tomb, please call 504-596-3050.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone at this time and our caring staff will assist you as much as possible.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor hasten to help us! -
Welcome to New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries, a Ministry of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
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Since 1789 Catholic cemeteries have ministered to New Orleans families seeking consolation and peace at the death of a loved one. Today, New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries continue our ministry of mercy and compassion with services to help families plan and cope with the loss of a loved one. Guided by our faith, we strive to uphold the sacredness of the human body and the dignity of all life as we witness the faith in performing a Corporal Work of Mercy: to bury the dead.
Our New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries are a visible reminder that death leads us to new and everlasting life. Our cemeteries are sacred places where families have come and will continue to come for generations to pray, reflect and remember. Through the use of statuary, landscaping, and Christian symbolism throughout our cemeteries we strive to create a prayerful environment for your family: to Remember Life in a Sacred Place
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Remembering Life in a Sacred Place
When we are baptized, we are brought to a sacred place, a Catholic Church, and baptized into the mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection – thus giving us the promise of eternal life. When a loved one dies, we take them to another sacred place, a Catholic cemetery, while they await the resurrection of the dead and the promise of eternal life. Burial in a Catholic cemetery is a statement of continued belief in that everlasting life promised by Jesus when he said, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die…” (Jn. 11:25)