Corpus Christi Catholic Parish

110 W Lafayette Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
Phone: (410) 523-4161

1880

In April, Archbishop James Gibbons purchased a piece of property at the corner of Townsend Street (now Lafayette Ave.) and Oliver Street (Mount Royal Ave.) with the purpose of organizing a new parish. The congregation met in a rented third-floor room at Bolton and Dolphin Streets.