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Update on Covid-19
August 6, 2020
Our cemetery offices are open on a limited basis in order to keep our staff safe as well as the families we serve, we ask that you wear a mask and limit the number of people visiting to two.
Please consider scheduling an appt so that you do not have to wait outside if other families are in the office.
Our Main Office on Howard Avenue is only available by appt since the building is closed to the public.
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.
The majority of cemetery gates are open regular hours for family visitations.St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 remains locked everyday - for an appointment to visit your family tomb, please call 504-596-3050.
St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 is now locked everyday due to social distancing concerns - for an appointment to visit your family tomb, please call 504-596-3050.St. Roch Cemetery No. 1 remains locked everyday due to restoration work on the exterior of the chapel.
Thank you for your patience while we continue to work through the pandemic and construction setbacks.
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)