What was the first church in America?

San Miguel Chapel, is a Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Originally built around 1610, it is often referred to as the oldest church in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico). The church was rebuilt twice, once in the mid to late 17th century, and again in 1710 following the Pueblo Revolt.



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The oldest church in the “New World”, Catedral Primada de America, can be found in the heart of the oldest European city in the Americas: La Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Its foundation stone was laid by Diego Columbus (Christopher's firstborn son) in 1510. It was completed in 1540.

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San José Church is the second oldest church in the Americas (the Cathedral at Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC is the oldest) and the oldest one under the US flag. It is an early example of gothic architecture in the Americas. The 16th century church, including its frescoes, is being restored.

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St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the largest church in the world.

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Jamestown Church, constructed in brick from 1639 onward, in Jamestown in the Mid-Atlantic state of Virginia, is one of the oldest surviving building remnants built by Europeans in the original Thirteen Colonies and in the United States overall.

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