About Cristo Rey Catholic Church
Cristo Rey Catholic Church is a Catholic church located at 1120 CANYON ROAD, Santa Fe, NM, 87501. Cristo Rey Catholic Church was founded in 1940. You can reach Cristo Rey Catholic Church at +15059838528.
Cristo Rey Church
Cristo Rey Church is a Roman Catholic parish church on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is one of the most notable buildings designed by influential Santa Fe architect John Gaw Meem and is claimed by some sources to be the largest adobe building in the United States. It is also notable for its historic altar screen, the Reredos of Our Lady of Light, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The reredos was carved in 1761 and originally hung in La Castrense, a military chapel on the Santa Fe Plaza. It has been described as "one of the most extraordinary pieces of ecclesiastical art in the...
Where is Cristo Rey Catholic Church located?
Cristo Rey Catholic Church is located at 1120 CANYON ROAD, Santa Fe, NM, 87501. The building sits at coordinates 35.67964, -105.91847, placing it in Santa Fe, NM 87501.
Location is approximate — drawn from the public street address.
What to expect at a service at Cristo Rey Catholic Church
Roman Catholic parishes follow a structured liturgy called the Mass, celebrated worldwide in the same order.
- Mass lasts about an hour and includes Scripture readings, a homily, hymns, and Holy Communion.
- Visitors are welcome. Only baptized Catholics in good standing receive Communion; others come forward with arms crossed for a blessing.
- Dress is modest but not formal — business casual is typical for Sunday Mass.
Generalized notes for first-time visitors. Individual churches vary — when in doubt, ask a greeter at the door.
Churches sharing the architectural tradition of Cristo Rey Catholic Church
1 other US churches in the Pueblo Revival Style architecture tradition are indexed in Churches List.
Churches founded the same year as Cristo Rey Catholic Church
5 other churches with a documented founding year of 1940 are indexed in Churches List.
- Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
- Saint Helena Church Bronx, NY
- St. Ambrose Des Moines, IA
- First Church of Christ Newton Newton, MA
- Charlton Federated Church Charlton, MA
Cristo Rey Catholic Church by the numbers
Questions and answers about Cristo Rey Catholic Church
- What denomination is Cristo Rey Catholic Church?
- This church is part of the Catholic tradition.
- Where is Cristo Rey Catholic Church located?
- Cristo Rey Catholic Church is located at 1120 CANYON ROAD, Santa Fe, NM, 87501.
- When was Cristo Rey Catholic Church founded?
- Founded in 1940.
- What is the architecture of Cristo Rey Catholic Church?
- Cristo Rey Catholic Church is a Pueblo Revival Style architecture building, designed by John Gaw Meem.
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