Catholic Cemetery, formerly known as the Stone Street Cemetery, is a historic 150 acres (60.7 ha) cemetery

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 located in Mobile

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, Alabama

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, United States

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. It was established in 1848 by Michael Portier

Michael Portier

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, a native of Montbrison

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, France

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 and the first Roman Catholic

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 Bishop

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 of Mobile. The cemetery contains roughly 18,000 burials and has plots dedicated to various religious orders

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, including the Brothers of the Sacred Heart

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, Daughters of Charity

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, Little Sisters of the Poor

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, and Sisters of Mercy

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. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

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 on July 3, 1991 as a part of the Historic Roman Catholic Properties in Mobile Multiple Property Submission

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Catholic Cemetery was established by the Archdiocese of Mobile on December 18, 1848 when the first acreage was purchased north of Three Mile Creek by Bishop Michael Portier.