St. Pius X Catholic Church - Lafayette, La

st. pius x church was established in march 1959 as a mission of a fairly young parish – our lady of fatima church (est. 1949). with the growth of the city of lafayette came the need for growth in church parishes. our lady of fatima was carved out of the cathedral of st. john (est. 1821) and established on easter sunday 1949. the first mass for the st. pius mission was held in a metal warehouse on verot school road, with the use of a portable hand built altar and removable chairs. the location was rural, the building wide open, and a cow sauntered inside at one mass. yet enthusiasm grew, pledges of labor and donations were made, and by august 1960 a 30 by 60 foot cement-block church was built by parishioners at the present location on kaliste saloom road. designated a separate parish in 1968, st. pius x continued to grow. a rectory on east bayou parkway was added in 1969. by 1972, the original parish population of 179 families had risen to 500, leading to the construction of our presen