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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Goliad, Goliad County

Marker Text

Begun as a mission, 1861, by the Very Rev. W. R. Richardson, Dean of St. Mark's, San Antonio. R. P. Wilkinson donated site. Church was built 1882, consecrated in 1885 by the Rt. Rev. R. W. Elliott, first bishop of western Texas. Elevated to parish status in 1913, under the Rev. Frank Juhan, later bishop of Florida. (1972)

Marker Details

Address 152 S. Chilton St.
Location Description St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, NW corner S. Chilton and W. Franklin streets.
Marker # 5083
Dedicated 1972
Size, Type 20" x 20"
Code churches; Episcopal denomination
Latitude, Longitude 28.667206, -97.39406

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