Cemetery of St. Vincent de Paul / Old Cathedral / Hillcrest Cemetery / Colonial Cemetery / Savannah cemetery / Catholic Cemetery / Laurel Grove Cemetery / SAVANNAH’S CATHOLIC CEMETERY The Catholic Cemetery of Savannah / Catholic Cemetery of Savannah / Fort Brown / /
Holiday
Christmas Eve / /
NaturalFeature
Cockspur Island / /
Organization
Catholic Cemetery Preservation Society / Church of the Most Holy Trinity / /
Person
Savannah / John Barry / Drayton Streets / Catherine Finney / Francis X. Gartland / Edward Barron / John J. McMahon / Matilda Beasley / Mary Prendergast / Bill Canty / Mary Ann Prendergast / Perry Streets / Augustin Verot / /
Position
Vicar-General / first Bishop of Savannah / President and the Secretary / second Bishop of Savannah / Bishop / General / first organist / first Bishop / /
SAVANNAH’S CATHOLIC CEMETERY The Catholic Cemetery of Savannah was opened on August 2, 1853, by Bishop Francis X. Gartland, the first Bishop of Savannah. The first interment was that of Catherine Finney on August 23,