Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit

History & Significance

Basilica · Est. Founded July 26, 1701; current church dedicated 1886

Ste. Anne de Detroit was founded on July 26, 1701 by French colonists led by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, making it the second-oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic parish in the United States. The present Gothic Revival church, designed by Leon Cocquard and built in 1886, stands in Detroit's Hubbard-Richard neighborhood. Pope Francis elevated it to a minor basilica on March 1, 2020. It serves the Archdiocese of Detroit, whose patroness is Ste. Anne.

Gothic Revival (1886 church)

• •Founded July 26, 1701; second-oldest continuously operating Catholic parish in the U.S.
• •Current Gothic Revival church built in 1886, designed by Leon Cocquard
• •Designated a minor basilica by Pope Francis on March 1, 2020
• •Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976
• •Serves the Archdiocese of Detroit; Ste. Anne is its patroness (since 2011)