About All Saints · Belzoni, Mississippi
All Saints Catholic Church is a small Roman-Latin rite parish located at 200 Bowles Street in Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta. It is a parish of the Catholic Diocese of Jackson and shares ministry with its mission church, Our Mother of Mercy in Anguilla. The parish traces its origins to the early 1900s and serves a small Catholic community in the Delta, with weekly vigil and midweek Masses celebrated in English.
- Established
- 1902
- Patron
- All Saints
- Rector
- Reverend Panneer Selvam Arockiam (current per Diocese of Jackson parish finder); Rev. Joseph Golamari appointed Administrator effective July 1, 2025
- Diocese
- Catholic Diocese of Jackson
Why belong here
All Saints offers Catholics in the Mississippi Delta a small, tight-knit English-language parish community rooted in the Diocese of Jackson's centuries-old missionary work in the region. The parish shares its pastor with its mission church Our Mother of Mercy in Anguilla, creating a regional Catholic community that spans Humphreys and Sharkey counties. With weekly Saturday Vigil and midweek Masses, it is a welcoming place for Delta Catholics and visitors seeking the sacraments in a rural setting.
Mass times at All Saints
Weekly Mass schedule
Parish Overview
All Saints Catholic Church is a small rural parish in the Mississippi Delta, located at 200 Bowles Street in Belzoni, the seat of Humphreys County. It is part of the Catholic Diocese of Jackson, which encompasses 72 parishes and missions serving approximately 45,000 Catholics across Mississippi. The parish is small enough that it shares its pastor with its mission church, Our Mother of Mercy in Anguilla.
History
All Saints Catholic Church traces its origins to the early 1900s in the Mississippi Delta. The parish history is documented in the Diocese of Jackson parish history series covering 1902 to 1986, archived at the University of Notre Dame. The IRS granted the parish tax-exempt status in March 1946. Over the decades, the parish has ministered to Catholics dispersed across the rural Delta farming communities.
- Early 1900s: Catholic mission established in Belzoni area
- March 1946: IRS tax-exempt status granted as 501(c)(3) religious organization
- 1967–1970: Father Gerard Cleary serves as pastor
Clergy and Pastoral Leadership
All Saints has been served by a succession of diocesan priests. The current pastor listed by the Diocese of Jackson is Reverend Panneer Selvam Arockiam. In May 2025, the Diocese of Jackson announced that Rev. Joseph Golamari would be appointed Administrator of All Saints Parish, St. Mary Parish (Yazoo City), and its mission Our Mother of Mercy in Anguilla, effective July 1, 2025.
- Rev. Panneer Selvam Arockiam (Pastor, per Diocese of Jackson parish finder)
- Rev. Joseph Golamari (Administrator, effective July 1, 2025)
Mission Church — Our Mother of Mercy, Anguilla
Our Mother of Mercy in Anguilla, Sharkey County, is a Catholic mission served jointly with All Saints in Belzoni. The mission dates back to 1904 and shares a pastor with All Saints, reflecting the rural character of Catholic ministry in the Mississippi Delta where small congregations are clustered under a single priest.
- Our Mother of Mercy Mission, Anguilla, MS — established 1904
Diocese of Jackson
All Saints is part of the Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi. The diocese was established on July 18, 1826, originally as the Diocese of Natchez, and was renamed the Diocese of Jackson in 1956. Today the diocese comprises 72 parishes and missions across Mississippi, served by approximately 81 priests. All Saints is one of the smaller rural parishes in the diocese, alongside its mission Our Mother of Mercy in Anguilla.
- Diocese of Jackson established 1826
- 72 parishes, ~81 priests, ~45,000 Catholics (2023)
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Gerard Cleary1967–1970
Irish-born priest (1934–2015), ordained June 10, 1961 for the Diocese of Natchez-Jackson; served as pastor of All Saints Parish, Belzoni, before moving to St. Mary Parish, Gautier (1970–80), Sacred Heart, D'Iberville (1980–92), and Our Lady of Victories, Pascagoula (1992–2005).
- Rev. Panneer Selvam Arockiamto 2025
Listed as Pastor of All Saints Parish on the Diocese of Jackson parish finder; to be succeeded by Rev. Joseph Golamari effective July 1, 2025.
- Rev. Joseph Golamari2025–
Appointed Administrator of St. Mary Parish, Yazoo City, All Saints Parish, Belzoni, and its mission Our Mother of Mercy in Anguilla, effective July 1, 2025.