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The Museum of Virginia Catholic History and Diocesan Archives
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Shield for the Diocese of Richmond

Visit the Museum

Address:
The Museum of
Virginia Catholic History
(804) 359-5661

The museum will be  relocating in 2008. Please call for more information.

Hours: By Appointment
Admission is free.

Plan a Visit

coinHistory of the Diocese of Richmond
"The Diocese of Richmond, formed from America's first diocese, the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is among the nation's eight oldest Catholic dioceses."

St Peters Church

Erected by decree of Pope Pius VII on July 11, 1820, the Diocese encompassed the entire state of Virginia, including what is now West Virginia.

Learn how Catholicism developed in Virginia since 1820 in the Brief History of the Diocese. Meet all eleven former Bishops of Richmond and chart the growth of the Diocese up to the present day on a map that illustrates its boundaries.
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