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Updates
October 23, 2025
Welcome coadjutor Archbishop James F. Checchio!
Our admin office is located at 65 Fontainebleau, New Orleans. Please enter from Broad Street where parking is available.
Our cemetery offices are open Monday through Friday. See list of hours here:
Office/gate hoursIf you need to purchase cemetery property, please call 504-596-3050 or email [email protected] and someone will return your call as soon as possible. You can also view property available here: https://nolacatholiccemeteries.org/available-property
The majority of cemetery gates are open regular hours for family visitations.St. Louis Cemetery #1 is open for tours. Please see information here: Book a tour
If you need a family pass to enter St. Louis #1, please call 504-596-3050 or email [email protected]
St. Louis #2 remains locked due to ongoing restoration - family members can call for entrance, please call 504-596-3050.
St. Roch chapel is open on the first Friday of the month for visitation from 11:00 am to Noon. (Please note healing masses will resume at a later date.) If the first Friday of the month is a holiday, the chapel will be open the second Friday of the month.For up to date information, sign up for our E-newsletter. Also, follow us on FaceBook for Tomb Tuesday and Fact Friday.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor hasten to help us!
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Welcome to New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries
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Since 1789 Catholic cemeteries have ministered to New Orleans families seeking consolation and peace at the time of death of a loved one. Guided by our faith, we strive to uphold the sacredness of the human body and the dignity of all life as we witness the faith in performing a Corporal Work of Mercy: to bury the dead.
Mission Statement
New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries are a visible reminder that death leads us to new and everlasting life. Catholic cemeteries are sacred places where families come to pray, reflect and remember. Through the use of landscaping, and Christian symbolism throughout our cemeteries we strive to create a prayerful environment for your family to Remember Life in a Sacred Place -
Welcome Most Reverend James. F. Checchio,
Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans.
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Remembering Life in a Sacred Place
When we are baptized, we are brought to a sacred place, a Catholic Church, and baptized into the mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection – thus giving us the promise of eternal life. When a loved one dies, we take them to another sacred place, a Catholic cemetery, while they await the resurrection of the dead and the promise of eternal life. Burial in a Catholic cemetery is a statement of continued belief in that everlasting life promised by Jesus when he said, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die…” (Jn. 11:25)