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Mississippi Parish History -1 of 8- [NBCC SPOTLIGHT]
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"As A Working Church Grows..."
On the Mississippi Coast, so justly admired by tourists as one of those spots on this earth of unforgettable beauty, the little village of DeLisle rests, four miles north of the famous resort of Pass Christian.
The first land record of an inhabitant on Bayou de Lisle is John B Saucier in the year~^7l2; while Marshalf Joseph Nicaise settleaofi the French Saucier grant in 1781, a grant of 800 arpents or acres, with a title from the United States. Thirteen years later, Philip Saucier was owner of the same land that is in 1?94. On the east side of Wolf River we find Charles Ladner. 1811; Chevalier Dedeaux, 1810; and on the north side of Wolf Kiver. Pierri^Moran. 1796; on Bayou de Lisle, Raymond Lizana. 1807.
From that time, these Catholics were attended by missionaries coming either from Mobile or New Orleans.
Pope Gregory VXI established the Diocese of Natchez on July 28, 1837. He appointed Bishop Chancg
Bishop Chani Stanislai
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The territory of our Parish was at that time the mission area of Bay St. Louis and we
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