Gay & Lesbian Friendly Parishes
Below is a list of known "gay friendly" parishes and faith communities. The parishes are known as welcoming to membership and participation by lesbian and gay Catholics because of pastoral outreach or simply because the staff and parishioners are open and welcoming.
There are also several "Catholic-rooted" churches that are fully inclusive of women and welcome gay people. They are Spiritus Christi Church http://spirituschristi.org; and The Inclusive Community-UCC www.christianbridges.com. Please visit their web sites for locations and more information.
If a parish or faith community should be added or removed from this list, please send an email with the parish name, city, state/province, and country.
Canada
OntarioSt. Joseph -- Ottawa
Our Lady of Lourdes -- Toronto
England
Our Lady of the Assumption/St. Gregory -- Londonwww.sohomasses.com
United States
AlabamaSt. Bede -- Montgomery
Arizona
Christ the King -- Mesa
Franciscan Renewal Center -- Scottsdale
All Saints Catholic Newman Center -- Tempe
St. Cyril of Alexandria; Sts. Peter and Paul; St. Piux X; Our Mother of Sorrows; St. Odilia -- Tucson
California
Holy Spirit -- Berkeley
St. Francis of Assisi -- Burney
St. Patrick --Carlesbad
Our Lady of Grace -- Castro Valley
Mother of Good Counsel; Our Lady of the Assumption -- Claremont
St. Dominic -- Eagle Rock
St. Luke -- El Cajon
Our Lady of Grace -- Encino
St. Timothy -- Escondido
St. Joseph - Mission San Jose -- Fremont
St. Mark's University Parish --Goleta
St. Joseph (Spanish)-- Hawthorne
All Saint -- Hayward
St. Perpetua --Lafayette
St. Martha -- LaPuente
St. John of the Cross -- Lemon Grove
St. Matthew -- Long Beach
Blessed Sacrament; Christ the King; Loyola-Marymount University; Mother of Good Counsel; St. Paul the Apostle; St. Camillus Center-LA USC Medical Center (Spanish) -- Los Angeles
St. Jane Frances de Chantal; St. Patrick -- North Hollywood
Our Lady of Lourdes - Oakland
St. Thomas More - Oceanside
Holy Family Cathedral; Koinoia - Orange
St. Theresa; Our Lady of Solitude; Palm Desert Newman Center -- Palm Springs
St. Augustine; St. Elizabeth Seton - Pleasanton
St. Andrew Newman -- Riverside
St. Francis of Assisi -- Sacramento
St. Charles -- San Carlos
Christ the King; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart; St. Didicus; Ascension; San Rafael; St. Jude Shrine -- San Diego
Most Holy Redeemer www.mhr.org; Old St. Mary's Cathedral; St. Agnes -- San Francisco
Old Mission of San Luis Obispo -- San Luis Obispo
Church of San Rafael; Mission San Rafael Archangel -- San Rafael
GALA-Santa Clara University -- Santa Clara
Our Lady of Guadalupe -- Santa Barbara
Holy Cross -- Santa Cruz
St. Julie Billiart --- San Jose
St. Monica -- Santa Monica
St. Rose of Lima -- Simi Valley
Santa Sophia -- Spring Valley
St. Martha -- Valinda
Holy Angels Church of the Deaf-- Vernon
St. John Vianney -- Walnut Creek
St. Ambrose; St. Victor -- West Hollywood
St. Mary of the Assumption -- Whitter
Colorado
Spirit of Christ Catholic Community -- Arvada
St. Edward - Avon
Our Lady of Guadalupe; Sacred Heart - Colorado Springs
St. Dominic; Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; Christ the King; Mount Carmel -- Denver
Blessed John XXIII -- Fort Collins
St. Francis Cabrini Shrine -- Genessee
Pax Cristi -- Highlands Ranch
St. Francis Cabrini --Littleton
Connecticut
St. Patrick-St. Anthony -- Hartford
Washington, D.C.
Dahlgren Chapel of Georgetown University; St. Aloysius; Holy Trinity; St. Matthew Cathedral
Florida
St. Augustine -- Casselberry
St. Anthony; St. Maurice -- Ft. Lauderdale
Ascension -- Melbourne
St. John the Evangelist -- Naples
Holy Cross -- St. Petersburg
St. Matthew -- Winterhaven
Georgia
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception -- Atlanta
Illinois
St. Mary of Celle -- Berwyn
St. Clement; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel; Loyola University; St. Gregory, Immaculate Conception; St. Peter; St. Sylvester; St. Gertrude; St. Teresa of Avila; St. Thomas the Apostle -- Chicago
Notre Dame-- Clarendon Hills
St. Emeric -- Country Club Hills
St. Nicholas --Evanston
St. Martha -- Morton Grove
St. Thomas the Apostle - Naperville
Ascension, St. Catherine of Sienna-St. Lucy -- Oak Park
St. Marcelline -- Schaumburg
Indiana
St. Mary -- Evansville
St. Thomas Aquinas --Indianapolis
GALA-Notre Dame/St. Mary's College -- South Bend
Iowa
St. Thomas More -- Iowa City
Kentucky
Epiphany; Cathedral of the Assumption; St. William -- Louisville
Maine
Sacred Heart/St. Dominic --Portland
Most Holy Trinity -- Saco
Maryland
Corpus Christi; Loyola College; St. Matthew; St. Vincent de Paul; St. Philip and James; St. Francis of Assisi -- Baltimore
Dominican Chapel Marywood www.grdominicans.org -- Grand Rapids
St. Rose of Lima -- Gaithersburg
St. Ann -- Hagerstown
St. Bernadette www.stbernadette.org -- Severn
Massachusetts
Boston College; Jesuit Urban Center; Paulist Center; Church of the Immaculate Conception; St. Anthony's Shrine; St. Cecilia -- Boston
Our Lady Help of Christians; St. Ignatius -- Newton
St. Peter the Apostle -- Provincetown
Our Lady of Sorrows -- Sharon
Sacred Heart -- Springfield
Holy Cross College -- Worcester
Michigan
St. Mary Student Parish -- Ann Arbor
St. Leo; Christ the King -- Detroit
Dominican Chapel, Marywood www.grdominicans.org -- Grand Rapids
Lambda Catholics -- Kalamazoo
St. Ignatius Loyola -- St. Ignace
Minnesota
St. Francis Cabrini; St. Joan of Arc; St. Stephen -- Minneapolis
College of St. Catherine; University of St. Thomas -- St. Paul
Missouri
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; Guardian Angels; St. James; St. Francis Xavier -- Kansas City
St. Cronan; St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Pius V; St. Vincent de Paul -- St. Louis
Montana
Holy Rosary -- Billings
Nebraska
St. Stephen the Martyr; Holy Family; Sacred Heart; St. John's (Creighton University) -- Omaha
Nevada
Christ the King; Guardian Angel Cathedral -- Las Vegas
New Hampshire
Parish of the Transformation-- Manchester
St. John Neumann-- Merrimack
St. Patrick-- Pelham
New Jersey
St. Brendan -- Clifton
St. Ann --Lawrenceville
St. Francis of Assisi --Long Beach Island
Our Lady of Lourdes -- Paterson
St. Anselm -- Wayside
New Mexico
Holy Family; Shrine of St. Bernadette -- Albuquerque
Sacred Heart of Jesus -- Espanola
New York
ST. Augustine -- Baldwinsville
Saint Barnabas the Apostle -- Bellmore
St. Andrew the Apostle; St. Athanasius; St. Boniface; St. Savior -- Brooklyn
Sts. Cyril and Methodius -- Deer Park
St. Mary -- East Islip
St. Mary's --Elmira
Church of the Assumption--Fairport
St. Agnes --Greenport
Good Shepherd -- Henrietta
St. Elizabeth --Melville
St. Paul the Apostle; St. Francis Xavier; St. Joseph; Holy Name of Jesus; St. Malachy; Saint Francis of Assisi; Church of the Ascension -- New York
St. Elizabeth -- Melville
Blessed Sacrament; St. Augustine; St. Mary; St. Monica; St. John the Evangelist; Corpus Christi; Emmanuel Church of the Deaf; Spiritus Christi - www.spirituschristi.org -- Rochester
St. Andrew the Apostle -- Syracuse
St. Francis De Sales -- Utica
Saint Francis de Chantal -- Wantagh
St. Bridget -- Westbury
North Carolina
St. Peter -- Charlotte
Immaculate Conception -- Durham
St. Patrick -- Fayetteville
St. Francis of Assisi -- Raleigh
Ohio
St. Martha; St. Bernard -- Akron
St. George-St. Monica; Newman Center, Univ.of Cincinnati; Lesbian & Gay Ministry, Xavier Univ. -- Cincinnati
Ascension of Our Lord; St. Malachi; St. Martha; Gesu Parish -- Cleveland
St. Thomas More Newman Center, Ohio State University; -- Columbus
University of Dayton Campus Ministry -- Dayton
St. John Vianney -- Mentor
Church of the Gesu -- University Heights
St. Ladislas -- Westlake
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception -- Wooster
Oregon
Shepherd of the Valley -- Central Point
St. Andrew www.standrewchurch.org Koinonia Catholic Community; St. Philip Neri; St. Vincent de Paul -- Portland
Pennsylvania
Old St. Mary's; Old St. Joseph's; St. John the Evangelist; St. Vincent de Paul -- Philadelphia
St. Joseph; San Damiano -- York
Rhode Island
St. Francis Chapel and Gay Ministry Center -- Providence
St. Bernard -- Wickford
Tennessee
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception -- Memphis
Texas
University Catholic Center, University of Texas -- Austin
Good Sheperd -- Colleyville
Holy Trinity -- Dallas
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton -- Plano
University of the Incarnate Word -- San Antonio
Virginia
Our Lady Queen of Peace -- Arlington
Sacred Heart Parish; Cathedral of the Sacred Heart; St. Michael the Archangel -- Richmond
St. Gerard -- Roanoke
St. Nicholas -- Virginia Beach
Washington
Sacred Heart -- Pullman
St. James Cathdral; St. Benedict -- Seattle
St. Leo --Tacoma
West Virginia
St. Agnes -- Shepherdstown
Wisconsin
Our Lady Queen of Peace; St. Benedict Center Sunday Assembly -- Madison
Good Shepherd -- Menomonee Falls
Prince of Peace; Trinity-Guadalupe -- Milwaukee
St. Piux X -- Wauwatosa
