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Because there were Catholic congregations in Washington, NC by 1824 and in New Bern before then, Catholic missionaries probably visited Pitt County during this time. The first reference to Catholics in Greenville is from March 1, 1828. Rev. J. F. O’Neill, a Catholic priest, preached in Greenville at the Greenville Academy on March 21, 1829, and held mass in Thomas Hanrahan’s house the following day. Rev. Richard S. Baker preached in Greenville and held mass in May 1831. Several other Catholic priests visited Greenville. St. Peter’s parish was organized in Greenville in 1884 in the old Episcopal Church. The congregation consisted of about 45 families in 1917. In 1927, the new St. Peter’s Catholic Church was built. The congregation outgrew the building in 1954, and then held services in the St. Raphael’s Parochial School until the completion of a new church in 1991.
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