The Catholic Cemetery of Mobile, Historic cemetery in Mobile, United States.
The Catholic Cemetery of Mobile is a burial ground with a distinctive layout featuring three large concentric rings surrounding a central square area designated for the Daughters of Charity. The original section was later expanded to accommodate the growing number of burials over time.
The cemetery was founded in 1848 by Bishop Michael Portier as a burial place for Mobile's Catholic community. It grew significantly in subsequent decades to meet the expanding needs of the population.
The cemetery's name changed from Stone Street Cemetery to Catholic Cemetery, and its 1848 section was laid out in three concentric rings around a square Daughters of Charity plot. A permanent altar with a tall bronze Crucifixion scene was added by 1929 for the All Souls' Day Mass and Rosary, a gathering still tied to the grounds.
The cemetery lies north of Three Mile Creek, reached via Stone Street. The 1848 section is laid out in three concentric rings around a central square, while the 1866 addition follows a grid aligned to a central drive; the newer 1948 section sits to the rear. The older sections were long overgrown and are kept clear by a hired crew since 1998.
The 1848 section was laid out as three concentric rings rather than the usual east–west rows, possibly by Claude Beroujon, who had designed Mobile's cathedral a decade earlier. At its centre a square plot belongs to the Daughters of Charity, with a marble monument to those who died in the 1853 yellow fever outbreak.
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