The Celebration Continues!

After a successful Soirée kicking off the 200th Anniversary Celebration of the cemetery, the Anniversary Committee is moving forward with plans for more celebrations.

The next event – Come Meet the Saints & Sinners of St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery – will be Sunday, Oct. 19.  We’re not saying who is who, but we hope you’ll join us for a short presentation on the history of the cemetery and ongoing presentation efforts, followed by a tour of some of the more notable tombs.  The presentation will start at 2 p.m., and the tours will run until 4 p.m. Admission is free, although we’ll be happy to accept any donations from those so inclined.  Mainly, we just want you to get to know this historic treasure.

Then, on Sunday, Nov. 2, the committee will cap off the anniversary year with the All Souls Day Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral, followed by a luncheon in the Parish Hall and the Blessing of the Graves at the cemetery.

A reminder, too, that committee members still want to hear your stories about your ancestors buried in the cemetery.  You can reach them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Welcome to the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery website.

 

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is one of Baton Rouge’s oldest and most historic cemeteries. Established in 1792 behind what is now St. Joseph Cathedral, the cemetery was moved to its current location on Main Street in 1825. Among the notable individuals buried in the cemetery are early mayors, sheriffs, business leaders, Baton Rouge’s first doctor, Confederate and Union soldiers, African-American Reconstruction Era legislators and an artist, engineer and cartographer who created a well-known map of plantations along the Mississippi River. The majority of the graves, however, belong to ordinary residents who have helped build Baton Rouge over more than 300 years.

 In the Spirit of Giving, if you’d like to help the Cemetery’s Board of Trustees continue to maintain this treasure or honor a loved one who is buried there, please consider making a donation. 

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 Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a 501(c)(3) organization - ID #80-0751046